Cf developments

Learning basics for a native web developer(Web 2. and further)

2010-09-21T08:32:00.000-07:00

Dummy project(give it any name as its for learning curve e.g:Employee Portal)

Technologies:

Design:HTML,Css,Flash,photoshop

Javascript:Userdefined js file, jquery and ext js

Database:Mysql(since it can be easily installed and light weight) .

Application server & MiddleWare Language:Cold Fusion 9

Future enhancements:Can apply flex?

some notable points:

1)DAOS to be used for database objects and queries(cfcs)

2)For UI part, html can be stored using Custom Tags.

3)Query cahcing and other caching should be used.

4)Although various frameworks are there, always build your own framework.(will learn better this way)

cfspreadsheet cf9 new feature

2010-05-06T08:16:00.000-07:00

Guys,cf9 introduced this cfspreadsheet tag which does the task automatically for you while coding export to excel functionality.

Will be giving an example soon.

Basic Advantage of CF over other web technologies

2010-03-07T08:47:00.001-08:00

Application Program Maintenance
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The Web changes rapidly, and the sites that don't keep up with the changes will likely languish. An often-ignored part of Web development is the cost of maintaining a Web application over time -- usually by several different people.
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ColdFusion programming uses English-language tags such as cfquery, cffile, cfmail, and so on. These are easy to read and understand. Coldfusion Programs also tend to be self-documenting. This means that anyone who knows ColdFusion can look at the program, understand what's going on, and even modify it. Sites implemented in ColdFusion can realize significant savings in program maintenance costs over the life of the application.
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Prototyping and Rapid Development
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When a developer interacts with a potential client, the client may have only a general idea of what he or she wants from the Web site. The power and compactness of the Coldfusion language make it ideal for quickly prototyping the "look and feel" of the site to show to the client. Using Coldfusion, the developer can easily:
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Outsource_Prototyping and Rapid Development Design, create, and populate prototype databases if none exist.
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Outsource_Prototyping and Rapid Development Interface, extract, and manipulate existing legacy databases to build prototype versions.
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Outsource_Prototyping and Rapid Development Build dynamic-content Web pages using drill-down or other techniques.
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It's a simple matter to put together such a prototype, deploy it, then demonstrate it in the client's office, or even over the phone. So, from a developer's point of view, Coldfusion helps to determine the clients' needs and demonstrate a prototype solution without investing a lot of time and dollars. And you, as the potential developer, get to "Strut your stuff".

2010-03-07T08:21:00.000-08:00

MVC(Based on Model View Controller)

Fusebox series(Latest is version 5...www.fusebox.org)

Mach-11

Model Glue

Cold Spring

Mango blog in cold fusion

2009-08-02T06:08:00.000-07:00

Hi,

Guys Mango blog is a very useful code.You can integrate in your code and have a blog application in your application.

It has got some wonderful plugin features and allows you to customise in your own way.

One important note about Mango:

Pod-enabling a theme

There are two types of pods that can be shown: template pods and plugin pods. A theme can create any number of template pods, and these are subject to pod management from the Administration. Template pods can take advantage of the theme's underlying html, since they are part of the theme and have knowledge of the styling and layout specific to the theme. Plugin pods are more general, since they should be able to applied to any theme.

A theme decides where pods will be shown. These places are identified by an id, and are registered in the skin.xml file. Suppose a theme contains a sidebar, then the theme will register a location with id "sidebar".

jquery in cf

2009-05-12T23:12:00.000-07:00

guys,

presently I m looking into the jquery stuff and ut really amazes me...Jquery for the client side and cf in the server side......its a deadly combination.............