I can't speak for others, but for me it is almost impossible to figure out what others want to know. For a while I tried to give presentations and write articles on what I thought were interesting problems and how I solved them. Later, I learned that very few people were interested because they couldn't understand the problems to begin with. Now I follow a different methodology. I wait for people to ask questions on the list and if I see enough interest then I try to write it up.
My suggestion would to ask your questions as separate threads here on this list. You'll get some insight from the responses and I as well as Macromedia will be able to see what you are interested in learning about. I can then write up an article explaining the concept. Honestly though, I think that will only help you be a better CF developer. If you want to be a better programmer then you are going to need more then just the examples. IMHO, the number one thing you can do to be a better programmer is to learn C (I mean C, not C++). Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:30 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: http://examples.macromedia.com/coldfusion/examples/ down?? > > "Why is that? Are the examples just too simple? What sort of things would > you like to see?" > > The examples are mostly way to simple. We can find all of this within our > Docs included with DMX and our oldie but goodie CFStudio. > > I would like to see some in-depth coverage of these functions. I don't > want > to know how to consume the babelfish web service. After reading the > tutorial > for the first time, it is easy to consume it. Many web services out there > require some kind of authentication string passed along to it. How can I > do > this? I know how to pass one string to the service, but how about > multiples. > I understand the DMX can read a WSDL file for you and output the functions > and require strings to pass to it. But how can I do this myself. How does > one read an WSDL file without DMX? > > "Hmm, I thought the material covered quite a broad range. This is good > feedback tho' as we're always looking to improve the site and make it more > valuable. What sort of topics would people like to see?" > > It does cover a broad range. But again they are pretty simple. How about > some more examples of using flash with cf? > I want to totally understand flash remoting and the like, but really can't > get an understanding from it from the current examples apps. If a > programmer > has never opened flash before, how can he easily get started. The examples > now, seem to need you to understand how the timelines work and how and > where > to put your variables before you get started. Server-Side ActionScript and > how to use it would be great to learn more about. Along with Java > Integration examples. > > On a side note, it would be nice to know if it is possible to have the > WSDL > description page taken out of the administrator to be able to place it > publicly accessible. And if it is possible how we can do it with some > examples. Also would like to see an example online (custom tag, cfc, etc) > for the compile.bat script. How I would and why one would want to use it > over JIT. What are the benefits of both. After that an in-depth > explanation > of the .class files it creates. (I know some of you guys have covered this > on your blogs). Maybe an overview of how CFMX operates java based. I still > don't understand this. > > Hell sorry for going on so long but there are many advanced topics in my > mind that this could go on for ever. Basically take Matt's, Vern's, Yours, > Ben's, etc brains package them into a .jar file and upload them to the > site. > :) Like my grandfather used to say, "I have already forgotten more than > you > will ever now!" I want the good stuff, the stuff that makes you guys tick, > what features and such would you like to see. I'm sure you all feel that > the > examples and things are simple. Bring us little guys up to your level. Let > us know what you know. > > There are so many new features and possibilities out there now with MX it > is > somewhat overwhelming. I love the idea of Rich Clients but can't get > started > because I'm still trying to catch up with CFMX. > > Again you guys are the best, keep up the wonderful work. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
