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    I thought this would be a fun posting, so here is my list of New Years resolutions for all ColdFusion programmers:

• I will always scope my variables and learn when to use which scope when
• I will learn to use unit testing using CFUnit
• I will try out Flex instead of just ignoring all those article in CFDJ about Flex
• I will truly take advantage of the capabilities of CFMX 7 including the various event gateways
• I will write Ajax applications that are rock solid, degrade gracefully, and are not bloated
• I will actually use what <!—Comments—> are used for: commenting my code
• I will take advantage of the Object-Oriented Programming capabilities that ColdFusion offers instead of ignoring them
• I will try all of the Frameworks to determine if which one (if any) I should use
• I will start using application.cfc instead of the various application.cfm, onrequestend,cfm, etc… files that clutter up my applications
• I will write at least one useful open-source application and release it for use by the entire ColdFusion community instead of tucking it away in the vault
• I will attend at least one (and hopefully more) ColdFusion User Group meeting
• I will perform better error catching and checking in my applications that actually notify me when an error has occured
• I will finally donate to those groups/people whose applications and code I use on a daily basis