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"I was thrilled to have the opportunity to attend this course. It took some of the bits I've learned and reinforced it as a whole methodology." - Larry W

"It turns out that Java isn't really about syntax at all. It's about learning a new way of thinking, and your class did that for me. Thanks, Hal" - Terry Q

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Considering Java? In a special, one-day class given on February 4, I provide an overview of Java and show how features like strong-typing and polymorphism can actually make Java easier to work with than ColdFusion. Sounds like heresy, I know. This class will be a lecture-style and is intended to help attendees (a)determine why Java is a big deal, and (b)see Java (and OO) in practice. The class price is $350 and the price can be deducted from the Java for ColdFusion Programmers class for attendees who decide to take the Java plunge.

Jeff Peters and I spoke for several hours about our experiences in building successful (and not successful) projects -- and how FLiP should be implemented. Jeff was kind enough to edit this down to about two hours of talk, which he then converted into .mp3 files. Here are links to the files:

The next Java for CF Programmers class will be held February 21-25 in Las Vegas. Click here for more info.

Interested in C#.NET Training for CF Programmers? I'm holding a class Mar 7-11 in Las Vegas, NV. This is the first time I've done this class and I'm offering an unusual, one-time discount to students who'd like to attend. Instead of the normal $2495 rate, the rate for this class is $1795. This class concentrates on providing students with a firm foundation in object orientation and the C# language. Click here for more info.

Interested in training for Fusebox 4.1? The next class is in Atlanta on January 24-27. If you're interested, please sign up soon as the last class sold out quickly. Click here for more info.

Ben Edwards and I will be giving a four-day class in Mach-II in Las Vegas on Feb 28-Mar 3. We've added a full day to the class at no additional cost to give us more time for individual mentoring. Click here for more info.

MXDJ readers: The code for the "War" game can be found here. I've provided a small, non-interactive test file that you can browse to see the components running: WarTest.cfm.

I spoke with some Fuseboxers at the recent conference and they told me they needed help explaining the benefits of my FLiP methodology to their managers. I wrote a brief explanation titled "FLiP: A Manager's Guide" that's available here.

I'm often asked, "Do you provide onsite training?" I certainly do. I offer classes in Java for ColdFusion Programmers, Fusebox 4, Mach-II OO framework, and ColdFusion MX Foundations. Later this year, I'll be offering a "Building J2EE Web Applications" that will focus on Java beans, servlets, and Java Server Pages (JSP)s. If you're interested in having me come to you to teach a class, please send me an email.

If you're interested in writing OO applications using ColdFusion MX, check out Mach-II, developed by Ben Edwards and me. If you're looking for a mature, highly-capable framework for writing procedural applications, check out Fusebox 4.

Speaking of Mach-II, Sean Corfield, Macromedia's Director of Architecture in IT, has written some great stuff about Mach-II, for which Ben and I are most grateful. Check it out at http://www.corfield.org/index.php?fuseaction=machii.main

I've entered the world of bloggers with "Occasional Thoughts" to accompany my "Occasional Newsletter".

The new Techspedition book, Discovering Fusebox 4, is available at www.techspedition.com.

I gave a keynote talk at CFUN-03. The text for that talk is here.

Need to convince your boss to send you to Java training? Here are 10 reasons why it makes sense for your company to send you. If you'd like to see this in PDF, click here.

My book, Discovering CFCs, written with Ben Edwards, is shipping. There's an accompanying e-workbook, Studies in Discovering CFCs, to help you apply what you're learning. Both are available at www.techspedition.com.

Is ColdFusion Dying? That's the provocative title of a newsletter I wrote (if you're not an "Occasional Newsletter" subscriber and would like to be, click here). Rather than take a pro -- or con -- position, I argue that the question deserves a deeper answer. You can read it here.

I have an article on Using Inheritance and Composition with CFCs at Macromedia's Designer/Developer site. Click here to read it.

For a free, sample chapter of Discovering ColdFusion Components, called "An Introduction to CFCs", click here.

Interested in a introductory class in ColdFusion MX? Click here for more info.

Judith and Michael Dinowitz run FusionAuthority, a free newsletter that I subscribe to. In this issue, I have an article called "Ten Deadly Mistakes Fuseboxers Make". [5 May 2002]

I did a talk on methodologies at the recent CFNorth conference. You can download it here. In the NOTES section is the full text of my talk.

Here's a link to an article I wrote for webreference.com on methodologies and Fusebox. Click here.