In today's show we welcome back Mike from vacation. Mike actually comes prepared to the show today and we have lots to talk about. We discuss the release of some new software; Flash Builder 4.01 and CFTracker 2.0 beta. We also discuss an article on Rapid Prototyping and our favorite tool Balsamiq. We also give some thoughts on the MAX2010 Scheduler and the new Tour De CF air application. Then the show takes an evil turn.
Dave brings up a blog post and we start talking about it and the end of CFUnited. Dave lets loose and speaks on his personal feelings about the subject.
Tool of the Week:
Nothing specific this week.
Show Topic Links:
Adobe - Adobe Flex Support Center
http://ow.ly/25QCS
Design Better And Faster With Rapid Prototyping - Smashing Magazine
http://ow.ly/25QEb
ColdFusion Server Survey
http://ow.ly/25QEr
MAX 2010 Schedule - By Session
http://ow.ly/25QES
Raymond Camden's ColdFusion Blog: Tour de ColdFusion Beta
http://ow.ly/25QFc
CFTracker 2.0 Beta
http://misterdai.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/cftracker-2-0-beta/
Whence ColdFusion?
http://www.halhelms.com/blog/index.cfm/2010/6/30/Whence-ColdFusion
Jul 6, 2010 at 5:44 PM Hi Guys,
Good show. Good to have you back, Mike! I'd like to comment on your discussion of Hal Helms' blog post. Everyone seems to agree with Hal that learning new languages/technologies is a good thing. But what seemed to get a bee in everyone's bonnet was his insinuation that the "death" of CFUnited reflects the decline of ColdFusion. While some people might not agree with that view, Hal has every right to express it on his blog and, frankly, I was taken aback by the rage and venom with which some people responded to it in the comments. Why can't people intelligently discuss their disagreements without resorting to insults and personal attacks? Dave, you said you took exception to Hal "slandering" and "sh**ting on" the CF community, but I didn't see any evidence of that in his blog post (in fact, it was going in the other direction in the comments). It can be argued, in fact, that Hal advised the CF community to widen their horizons because he cares about friends he made while he was a part of it (even if you might disagree with his reasons for doing so).
On a related note -- I generally agree with the notion of not putting all your eggs in one basket when it comes to choosing programming languages. But it has to also be that there is also the danger of spreading your knowledge too thin and becoming a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none. Brian Rinaldi did a great job putting forth the devil's advocate position on technology non-partisanship in this blog post:
http://www.remotesynthesis.com/post.cfm/in-defense-of-technology-partisanship
Jul 6, 2010 at 6:08 PM Correction: second paragraph, second sentence should read "But it has to also be SAID that there is..."