I'm planning to offer training here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Area (or
on-site at client locations pending proper facilities and
transportation expenses) and am currently seeking requests for content
to be included in my training classes.
I already have several items I plan to include which will not be found
in any other instructor's curriculum (as far as I know), such as how
to develop an application which can be customized, branded and/or
extended without being edited (the source of my new mantra "add
features without fixtures" and the subject of an article I'm writing
currently for CFDJ). While this idea comes specifically from the onTap
framework it is a reliable technique which can be reproduced without
the framework as well (although obviously I think the framework
provides the best available implementation of it currently).
I also plan to cover CFC's and web services although I don't want the
classes to revolve around them solely. So I'd like to know what other
subject people are wanting to receive information about in a training
course.
In addition to onTap framework subjects I'm currently considering
including (and please don't be shy and let me know if any of these are
subjects you definately would not want included in a course or if you
don't see something you want -- it's your time and your money, I want
to make it valuable for you, not just fill your head with what I think
is useful).
- complex data types (structures, arrays, xml nodes and java objects -
getting the most out of queries, including queries of queries)
- getting the most out of scopes by caching data - when to cache, what
to cache, how to ensure that cache is always relevant
- database normalization
- advanced sql (stored procedures, triggers)
- integrating W3C DOM _javascript_ and creating reuseable DOM controls
with ColdFusion (progress bar as an example - fairly easy to do imho,
but I'm thinking about covering some techniques for broader
utilization)
- advanced/complex custom tags and UDF libraries (sub-tags, using
functions as arguments - how and why you would want to do this)
- xml - well-formedness, navigating xml nodes, storage and caching for
efficiency
- getting database meta data from JDBC with ColdFusion MX
I look forward to hearing from everyone. :)
Thanks,
s. isaac dealey 214.823.9345
new epoch : isn't it time for a change?
add features without fixtures with
the onTap open source framework
http://www.turnkey.to/ontap
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