State's is still going? Good stuff. Is this the one Adam and I started at DSS or one at main state?
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]>wrote: > > I think one of the major issues is that there are so many CFUG's in this > area. > State Department CFUG > Pentagon CFUG > Maryland CFUG, Rockville.. I think there's also a Baltimore one > DCCFUG > This is just off the top of my head.. > > My major reason for not attending is that I live so bloody far out ... > It would almost be easier for me if there was a West Virginia CFUG. > > I got spoiled in Raleigh because TACFUG was really the only game in town > for CFUG's > the next closest ones would've been Richmond (if one existed) or > Charlotte .. 3.5 hours away. > > Now what I may suggest to you is branching out making it a Virginia CFUG > and appealing to the Richmond/Norfolk/Newport News areas. > Richmond is less than two hours away .. (discounting traffic, and the > way that I drive), and doing live online sessions. > > On 11/21/2012 12:00 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Same here. That said if this area is such a hotbed of CF then why the > > fck can't we get more people to attend the Northern Virginia Users > > Group? (Sorry a bete noir of mine). It seems to me that CF developers > > in this area are very insular, and many simply are time keepers, not > > interested in updating skills or learning new approaches. > > > > I get calls and emails about CF related jobs regularly. Mostly these > > are elsewhere in the country. I usually respond that I can't relocate > > but would be interested in the job if its a telecommute. No response > > after that. Although at the same time I usually point the recruiter to > > CF-Jobs. > > > > As for OBD, unlike Railo, its been my impression that its more of a > > hobbyist app, not having the support of an external company, only a > > bunch of enthusiasts struggling to keep it updated. Because of that > > they're about 1 to 1.5 versions behind CF and Railo. > > > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Scott Stewart > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> To be really honest, I'm almost past the point of caring. I live in one > >> of the CF Hotbeds, Washington DC and my phone and email are blown up at > >> least once a day with calls for Senior CF Developers.. there are jobs > >> out there.. As a matter of fact the company that I work for is actively > >> looking for ColdFusion developers for a DHS contract... > >> > >> I think the biggest naysayers are the body shops who can't find > >> developers willing to pull up stakes an move half way across the country > >> for a three month contract. > >> > >> Ben Forta said it best, and I'm paraphrasing "As long as CF is > >> profitable, Adobe will continue to support it". > >> > >> In my opinion, I think that we as the community should be more vocal and > >> not depend on Adobe to market. "Marketing" for PHP, Ruby etc, is driven > >> by the developer communities why shouldn't CFML be as well.. Maybe, we > >> should achieve that separation between the language (CFML) and a > >> particular engine (Adobe ColdFusion), and vocalize the merits of the > >> language, and let the client dictate the implementation.. > >> > >> Also.. we should lay some of this burden at the feet of those involved > >> with Railo and Open Blue Dragon.... 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