I have just released a partial list of the release notes for 2.6.0 Beta 1 that will be released in the coming days. You can find also a compatibility guide and a what's new guide, so you can see what are all the cool new features. One of the new things is that I am now delving into Eclipse and the first official ColdBox Eclipse Plugin is now online. The eclipse update site can now be found here: http://www.coldboxframework.com/distribution/eclipse/ Enjoy the coming eclipse plugins... UPDATE: The update site shown above is meant to be used within eclipse. For further instructions, see http://www.coldboxframework.com/index.cfm/download/extras
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For organizations running applications built with ColdFusion or CFML, modernization often comes with an uncomfortable question:
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Be a rebel, but trust us on this: use ColdBox. You'll thank us later!
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Apr 15, 2008 06:06:31 UTC
by Brad
Luis.....do you ever sleep my friend? Great stuff. Am using 2.5.2 for a current project, but you keep making me want to use the next version. But those pesky timelines...
Apr 15, 2008 07:18:11 UTC
by Jeff Fleitz
Luis,
The eclipse update site link is broken.
Apr 15, 2008 09:54:55 UTC
by John H
You need to use the built-in eclipse updater to install the plugin.
Help -> Software Updates -> Find & Install -> New Features.
Then add the url as the location for the plugin.
To view the API open up the Help view and it should be the last one listed under 'All Topics'.
Luis, please correct me if I missed any steps.
Apr 15, 2008 14:28:09 UTC
by Jeff Fleitz
Oh, duh.
Don't know where my head was at. Sorry.
Apr 15, 2008 14:42:11 UTC
by Sami Hoda
Dude - what's next? A CF IDE?
Apr 15, 2008 15:45:19 UTC
by Luis Majano
@sami
Hmmm, a ColdBox IDE, maybe!!
Apr 15, 2008 17:21:56 UTC
by Mike Benner
Luis, you are my hero.