Blog

Luis Majano

October 15, 2008

Spread the word


Share your thoughts

Here is a basic script of what will be covered in the CFFRameworks workshop on July 18th. This script might change if it is too much to cover or not. I will be updating it as I go forward with it.

  • ColdBox "Down & Dirty" Presentation
    1. Introduction
      1. Who am I?
      2. What is ColdBox?
      3. Why ColdBox?
    2. Novel Features of ColdBox
      1. Documentation
      2. Code Controllers
        1. Handler Packages
      3. Custom Conventions
      4. Debugging Panel
      5. ColdBox Caching
      6. Unit Testing
      7. ColdBox Dashboard
      8. Software Aspects via Configuration
      9. Plugins
    3. Installing ColdBox
      1. Download from website
      2. Show Installation Instructions & Overview
      3. Unpack Archive
      4. Explain the Archive, what it contains
      5. Move to webroot
      6. Fire up the samples gallery
        1. Hello World
        2. Login App
        3. ColdBox Reader
        4. Explain other apps
    4. Installing CFEclipse ColdBox Dictionary
    5. Fire Up Eclipse
    6. Application Template Overview
      1. Conventions Explained
      2. Config.xml & Configurations
      3. Handlers
      4. Layouts
      5. Views
    7. Showcase the tag insights
      1. Modify a Handler
      2. Modify a View
    8. Showcase the CFFrameworks Plugin
    9. ColdBox Dashboard
      1. Quick Overview
      2. Application Generation: MyBlog
        1. Generate Application
        2. Open Application
        3. Show Unit Tests
        4. Import into Eclipse
        5. Show Unit Tests within eclipse
        6. Scaffolding via Illidium
          1. Show entries Table
          2. Create entries generation
          3. Show users Table
          4. Create users generation
          5. Create a datasource in the config.xml via plugin
          6. Modify coldspring.xml to include datasource alias
          7. Open Unit Tests & Modify Paths.
          8. Fire up the entries list & create an entry.
          9. Fire up the users list & create an entry
          10. Create a second entry
          11. Show sorting via queryHelper
          12. Show delete
          13. Show Validation
    10. Summary

Add Your Comment

Recent Entries

Introducing the BoxLang Spring Boot Starter: Dynamic JVM Templating for Spring

Introducing the BoxLang Spring Boot Starter: Dynamic JVM Templating for Spring

Spring Boot developers know the pain of evaluating view technologies. Thymeleaf is great — until you need more expressiveness. FreeMarker is powerful — until the syntax fights you. What if you could write templates in a dynamic JVM language that gives you the full power of the platform, feels natural, and requires zero setup to integrate?

Meet the BoxLang Spring Boot Starter.

Luis Majano
Luis Majano
March 13, 2026
Why Swiss Banks Are Modernizing CFML Platforms Without Rewrites

Why Swiss Banks Are Modernizing CFML Platforms Without Rewrites

The growing need to evolve legacy financial platforms safely

Many Swiss banks and financial institutions still operate important systems built on ColdFusion and CFML platforms.

These systems manage a wide range of functions, including:

  • internal banking workflows
  • reporting systems
  • client portals
  • data integration platforms
  • compliance and risk management tools

In many cases, thes...

Cristobal Escobar
Cristobal Escobar
March 13, 2026
Reactive vs Proactive ColdFusion Support: Why Waiting for an Outage Is the Most Expensive Strategy

Reactive vs Proactive ColdFusion Support: Why Waiting for an Outage Is the Most Expensive Strategy

Many ColdFusion environments operate in a reactive mode without realizing it.

Everything seems fine… until something breaks.

A server crashes.

Performance drops suddenly.

An integration stops working.

A security audit reveals missing patches.

At that point the response is urgent:

“Can someone help us fix this now?”

Emergency support is sometimes unavoidable. But when reactive intervention becomes the norm, it usually means something deep...

Cristobal Escobar
Cristobal Escobar
March 12, 2026