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100 CF Alive (Revolution Retrospective) with Nolan Erck and Michaela Light

Nov 15, 2019

Nolan Erck talks about “CF Alive (Revolution Retrospective) ” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light.

Show notes

What is the CF Alive revolution

  • Making ColdFusion Modern, Vibrant and Secure!
  • MCFGA
  • ColdFusion is a vibrant and modern language for complex, data-driven enterprise apps. While some companies have abandoned ColdFusion as dying, more visionary dev teams have embraced CF. Learn how they are making it the most modern, secure and state-of-the-art web development ecosystem.

Why was it started?

  • What aspects of CF are preventing you or your company from embracing CF?
    • 72% CF is seen as dying/legacy.
    • Annual State of CF Union survey, 2018
  • Language shame, depression, Burnout → excited and learning again
  • Make CF Cool again
  • Hiring issues
  • More Young CFers
  • 9-5 programmers
    • Contant “Homeplay” and learning
    • 30 mins per day method
    • Lunch and learn

When did it start

  • 001 Amazing Adventures with CF WebSockets with Giancarlo Gomez
  • March 29, 2017

What has changed in ColdFusion since it started

  • CF Alive podcast
    • Modernize or Die podcast
  • CF Alive book released
  • CommandBox and ForgeBox
  • Non-ColdBox Box products
  • Soft Skills and open to mental health issues more openly discussed
  • Conference inclusivity and diversity including speakers - anonymous topic selection
  • CF conferences
    • CF Summit East growing
    • CF Summit India
    • Improved CF Camp in Europe
    • ITB Latin America
    • Improved code of conduct
    • Separate Q&A in CF Camp
      • Office Hours area for 1 on 1 questions
      • Shy questioners
      • Showboaters
      • New speakers
  • Learned Modern CFML in 100 minutes released
  • CF Angular book new edition
  • LearnCFInAWeek revamp
  • CF Certification released
  • New CF tools
    • Framework updates for ColdBox, CFWheels, FW/1
    • Foundeo new products Fixinator and FuseGuard (on top of HackMyCF)
      • CFScript.me
    • FusionReactor new release and cloud version
    • Adobe PMT Security Auto Lock
    • Adobe API Manager
    • Ortus CF box products 4 year roadmaps released
    • WireBox
    • TestBox
  • Adobe at non-CF conferences such as DevWeek and NAGW promoting CF
    • And Brad Wood at DevNexis 
  • CF 2018 release
    • Auto lock down
    • Mega performance increase
  • CF containerization revolution
  • Lucee 5
  • Modern CF, cfscript
  • CF 2020 multi cloud and containerization
  • CF top in web Security
  • Performance, Productivity and Security
  • More positive atmosphere in CF Community
  • CF Slack channel more positive

What are you looking forward to in 2020 for CF Alive?

  • CF 2020
  • Lucee 6
  • Adobe and Ortus roadshows and webinars
  • CF Rocks book
  • New CF conferences

WWIT to make CF more alive this year?

  • Be the change you want to see in the world - Gadhi
  • StackOverflow public and searchable
    • Friendly and professional answers
  • Being visible about using CF
    • Made with CF logo
    • Blog
    • Social share on Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn etc
  • CF Pride

Mentioned in this episode

Bios

Michaela Light

Michaela has been programming in ColdFusion for over 20 years. She founded TeraTech which focuses on ColdFusion development and optimization. She founded the CFUnited conference and ran MDCFUG. She is the current host of the CF Alive podcast and has interviewed over 60 ColdFusion experts about What It Would Take to make CF more alive this year.

 

Nolan Erck

Nolan Erck has been developing software for 21 years. Starting in the video game industry working on titles for Maxis and LucasArts, then advancing to web development in 1999, his list of credits includes Grim Fandango, StarWars Rogue Squadron, SimPark, SimSafari as well as high-traffic websites for a variety of clients.  

Nolan manages the SacInteractive User Group, teaches classes on aspects of software development, and regularly gives presentations at conferences and user groups across the country.

When he's not consulting or talking about himself in the third person, Nolan can usually be found working on one of several music projects.

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