Web Biz

Thats right, you can get Flex Builder 3 Professional for education for free if you qualify.

Adobe wants to pick your brain.  They have released two surveys to gather information from the CF community on the future release of ColdFusion.

As I am sure you have probably already heard, the official AIR 1.0 was released, along with an update to the Ext JS framework to work with the AIR application sandbox.

I wanted to learn what Adobe AIR was all about, so I created an AIR application with the ColdFusion 8 documentation that utilizes the Ext 2.x library. The application allows you to easily view and search the ColdFusion 8 documentation.  Best of all, no need to be online - everything is stored locally in the sqlite database - so it runs extremely fast. There are still a couple of minor bugs, and I am hoping to make some future improvements to the application, so be sure to check back.

In case you missed Jack’s post, check it out: IDEs and tools for Ext JS 2.0.  He goes over several options that developers have when it comes to using an IDE to streamline their Ext 2.x coding.

Jax commented on my last post regarding the load time of my new homepage.  I definitely noticed the load time increase dramatically after implementing ColdFusion 8’s <cfwindow>, <cfdiv>, and <cfform> tags instead of just using Prototype/scriptaculous with a custom JS/CSS file.  Here is a quick summary of what I found.

I have launched a new home page for my site, which utilizes ColdFusion 8’s <cfwindow> and <cfdiv> tags, along with heavy use of Prototype and Scriptaculous.

One of my primary frustrations with the ColdFusion 8 wrappers for Ext is the inability to specify your adapter.  Why must I be forced to use YUI?

You may not be aware, but some looming changes to the PCI DSS standards are ahead - and might impact your web applications.  Although the mandates set forth by the PCI DSS are optional for Level 4 merchants (smaller companies that you might be working with), you should be familiar with these mandates to ensure your web applications are secure.