CFML Development with Open BlueDragon
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The ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) is a mature, dynamic scripting language created in 1995 but until recently, using CFML required the purchase of a pricey proprietary license. With Open BlueDragon, a Java-based, open source (GPLv3) CFML engine, web developers can now use CFML freely--in every sense of the word.
Description
In this session you’ll learn about the history of the CFML language and CFML engines, and what ultimately led to the open sourcing of this formerly proprietary technology nearly 15 years after its inception.
While knowing one’s history is important, the proof is always in the pudding. To that end we’ll show you how simple it is to download and fire up the Open BlueDragon, and then we’ll do lots of live coding to demonstrate the ease of use and power of CFML. Through the code samples you’ll learn about the many great features of Open BlueDragon, including integration with cloud computing resources such as Amazon.com’s S3 and SimpleDB, integration with memcached, integration with Java, and much, much more.
Tags
cfml, coldfusion, java, cloud computing, s3, simpledb, memcached
Speaking experience
Speaker
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Matt Woodward
US Senate- Website: http://blog.mattwoodward.com/
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Biography
Matt Woodward is Principal IT Specialist with the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, United States Senate. He develops web applications in Grails, Java, CFML, and anything else that happens to strike his fancy. Matt is a member of the Free Software Foundation, the League for Programming Freedom, the Association for Computing Machinery, and is on the steering committee of Open BlueDragon, a Java-based GPL CFML engine. Matt lives with his girlfriend and a menagerie of four-footed friends in Bothell, Washington.