My Thoughts on the Current Presidential Contenders

2011-09-23T11:20:00-06:00

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Thoughts Prior To Obama's Jobs Speech

2011-09-08T10:52:00-06:00

Obama Got Osama? Not!

2011-05-03T12:56:33-06:00

So, Obama got Osama, did he? Beyond the disgust I felt at the fact that so many people were rejoicing in the bloody execution of Osama, I find myself as equally disgusted at the idea that anybody would give Obama the credit for bringing the man to justice. It wasn't Obama who initiated the manhunt, gathered intel, analyzed data, or performed reconnaissance and interrogations in order to pinpoint Osama's location a

My Short Open Letter to President Obama

2011-04-28T11:24:55-06:00

Via HeritageAction.com, I composed and sent an email to President Barack Hussein Obama II today. If you would like to send the White House an email of your own, you may do so at http://capwiz.com/heritage/issues/alert/?alertid=43827501

Watching the events of the political scene unfold for the past two years has been a horrific experience, with the only sense of hope coming from the 2010 midterm election results when a majority of rational thinkers replaced many members of the House and the Senate. But although I can physically see the things that have been taking place, I have been unable to fathom WHY a few individuals would commit such acts kn

Picking Up Where Interfaces Fail

2011-04-19T12:18:00-06:00

What Is An Interface?

Interfaces in ColdFusion are something that makes most of us turn our heads sideways and give the two dollar look. Any of us who didn't come from other languages before ColdFusion probably hadn't heard of them, and since they were introduced into CF, the majority of us haven't taken the time to even understand their purpose, let alone actually use them for anything. Myself, I d

Approaches to Building Strings: The Imploding Array

2011-04-15T13:11:00-06:00

So I'm working on a method that needs to generate a potentially giant SQL script, so of COURSE I'm NOT going to use ColdFusion's string concatenation functionality...far too slow. In other words, I will NOT be doing this:

JBase: The Virtual Relational Database Component

2011-04-12T15:58:00-06:00

My little pet project JBase is at a point now where I feel *okay* about letting people play with it, so I thought I'd let y'all know. For clarification's sake, JBase = Json Database, though the name is a bit misleading as the JSON portion of the code really plays a semi-minor role. In a nutshell, JBase allows you to define an entire database structure using CF's structure notation, including tables, fields, field

Fredrick "French" Fry

2011-04-08T11:02:00-06:00

Fredrick "French" Fry, 13(days), died at 1:24 PM, April 7th from injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a Burger King container sitting on a desk.

French was born March 25th in a Boise, Idaho potato processing plant contracted by Burger King. French was a veteran of the ongoing Deep Fryer war, and sustained massive burns over 100% of his body while serv

JBase Documentation Ready for Peer Review

2011-04-06T14:24:00-06:00

The little open source project I've mentioned a time or two via Twitter is almost ready for release into the wild. All I have left to do is build a sample app that utilizes it and do a little more testing. BUT, I went ahead and did the documentation for it so that those who are curious can get a good feel for what the heck JBase even is.

I'm working on a CFC that contains a data structure which many methods within that CFC are able to access and modify. Since this CFC will live life as a singleton, and since in theory many simultaneous users could be calling different methods that will modify the contents of this one central data structure, I needed a way to ensure that any and all methods being executed that touch this structure would have to &qu

The Future of CFML

2011-02-23T00:46:00-06:00

Everyone freshly stuffed from their various dinners and socializing, we all waited in anticipation for the start of this evening's Birds Of a Feather session entitled "The Future of CFML". The zeal and comaraderie of the group was alive and well in the room (as are all such meetings involving members of this community) when the three panelists/moderators seated themselves in front of the room. On the lef

Rennaissance Man

2011-02-14T17:31:00-06:00

First of all, you're not worthy to sport a name with "of America" in it, so if I weren't so interested in this post showing up in Google searches for you, I would simply refer to you as Bank of Suckbutt. Since I do want as many people as possible to find this post, though, I shall use your full name. Additionally, I'll preface this post with a simple yet entirely accurate insult: YOU SUCK!

Use Case for Circular Dependency

2011-01-20T10:38:00-06:00

Circular dependency is a concept that's been around a long, long time and most people who do OOP style programming are aware of it. But in my own personal experience, there are very few real instances where a use case exists for implementing it. I am currently working on a project, though, where circular dependency is exactly what the doctor ordered, so I thought I'd share the use case for the next time someone te

Adding Mura Components to a Page Without Cascading

2011-01-17T10:24:00-06:00

The Scenario

My last Mura post was on how to include Ajax functionality in a Mura site. In my case, I needed to add this functionality to the home page (very topmost in my page hierarchy), and I did so by placing a component into that page's "main content" area. Well,

Using Ajax in Mura

2011-01-14T15:27:00-06:00

Part of the process of porting our company web site over to Mura involved including some ajax functionality. I spent a few hours researching and experimenting, so thought I'd share what I learned in case it saves someone else some time later.

The Scenario
The site you're porting to Mura currently retrieves and outputs a list of scheduled events, an

Porting Coldfusion Code to Mura

2011-01-10T17:06:00-06:00

Porting a static HTML site over to Mura is one thing, but porting over existing Coldfusion functionality is another entirely.

The Scenario

In this scenario, my old site has a dynamic form CFM page (content driven by incoming parameter values) and a matching dynamic action CFM page. Let me show you the approa

Adding and Customizing Mura Editor Styles

2011-01-10T14:21:00-06:00

Preface (aka, my rant)

Skip this preface and go directly to The Scenario if you're not interested in my opinion (thus far) on Mura. Some of it is good, some of it is harsh and opinionated. Never the less, ranting is therapeutic for me so I have to do it.

I finally got fed up with ma

Review of Capital One Bank

2010-11-05T13:24:00-06:00

Banking is one of those things that is a necessity of life, as stuffing your mattress with cash isn't very conducive to the way business is conducted these days. However, many banks have failed to adopt a true customer service-oriented mentality, making the use of their services both painful and expensive. Ah, but thank goodness that in contrast to these institut

Liberals are from Venus, The Rest of Us are from Mars

2010-11-04T13:42:25-06:00

Early in 2010, the Tea Party movement began. People from all walks of life and different political positions felt the overwhelming need to do something to save their country from the destructive course that their elected majority and president had set it upon. They got off of their couches and rallied at their state capitols, and even amassed themselves in their nation's capitol in order to make their extreme dissati

The Birth, Evolution, and Meaning of The Tea Party

2010-11-03T16:16:36-06:00

Making sense out of the chaos that has been the past two years is nearly impossible. Each analysis of the facts and trends will reveal yet another facet that composes this rather large gaudy gemstone we call politics. Yet some analytical results seem to be consistent, from my point of view, and I felt it necessary to pen them down as my own personal prognostication and explanation of how these things will come to

Obama's Post-Midterm Election Speech

2010-11-03T16:04:34-06:00

Alan Colmes, democratic analyst and radio talk show host, appeared on Fox News to discuss the meaning of the midterm election results and what he believes Obama should say in his speech at 1 PM today with regard to the newly elected congress. Colmes' opinion shows that he is as out of touch with true American sentiment as Obama himself, believing that what the people want to hear from the president is that he will

Clearing Coldfusion Output Buffers Mid-Flight

2010-10-08T12:34:00-06:00

I'm blogging this mostly for my own sake so that next time I have a need for this information I don't have to go Googling for it again. It's nothing that I learned during some "massive exploration", just gleaned and assimilated it by perusing the knowledgesphere. :)

The Scenario

Configuring Apache To Use Multiple Versions of ColdFusion

2010-09-06T03:37:00-06:00

This post is for those of you out there who have managed to get two or more versions of Coldfusion running side by side, but are now facing the challenge of HOW on earth you can actually run your apps in both versions using Apache. For example, now you'd like to test your app in CF9 by typing in "localhostCF9/myKillerApp" and in CF8 by typing in "localhostCF8/myKillerApp". In theory, this

THE DAY CFUNITED DIED

2010-07-31T01:27:00-06:00

As you ALL know, this was the last CFUnited ever, and as an attendee, I am certain that this fact was actually a positive influence on how the conference played out. The camaraderie that is always an integral part of this event was magnified by the ever-present fact that we just don’t know when we may be able to assemble ourselves in these numbers again. I know for myself (and I do believe that

PHP vs COLDFUSION

2010-07-13T12:43:00-06:00

I had the privilege of doing a short presentation at our local CFUG meeting last night, the topic being "Coldfusion Vs PHP", so thought I'd share the slides and some brief commentary on some of them. We didn't record the meeting, so what you're about to see is an abbreviated version.

Whether you're a developer, a designer, or fancy yourself to be a citizen of both worlds, it is nearly impossible for anybody at any place in that spectrum to completely avoid the need to have at least some knowledge of both disciplines. Designers need to have a good understanding of what is possible in the development world so that t

D2W Session Review - The Art and Science of RIAs

2010-06-21T23:54:00-06:00

The Art and Science of RIA's

by Ben Stucki

As I've mentioned before (but it's worth mentioning again), this year's first annual Designer Developer Workflow conference was, in my opinion, a monumental success and an outstanding start to what I'm sure will become an annual tradition. The session topics hovered anywhere between developer-oriented and designer-oriented topics, yet NONE of the sessions e

Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud')

IRRITATING CF QUERY ERROR AND SOLUTION

My Thoughts on the Current Presidential Contenders

Thoughts Prior To Obama's Jobs Speech

Obama Got Osama? Not!

My Short Open Letter to President Obama

Picking Up Where Interfaces Fail

What Is An Interface?

Approaches to Building Strings: The Imploding Array

JBase: The Virtual Relational Database Component

Fredrick "French" Fry

JBase Documentation Ready for Peer Review

The Future of CFML

Rennaissance Man

Use Case for Circular Dependency

Adding Mura Components to a Page Without Cascading

Using Ajax in Mura

Porting Coldfusion Code to Mura

Adding and Customizing Mura Editor Styles

Review of Capital One Bank

Liberals are from Venus, The Rest of Us are from Mars

The Birth, Evolution, and Meaning of The Tea Party

Obama's Post-Midterm Election Speech

Clearing Coldfusion Output Buffers Mid-Flight

Configuring Apache To Use Multiple Versions of ColdFusion

THE DAY CFUNITED DIED

PHP vs COLDFUSION

D2W Session Review - The Art and Science of RIAs

The Art and Science of RIA's

by Ben Stucki