In this issue of ColdFusion conference and training news: 1. CFUNITED News - early bird ends 2/25/05 2. Interview with Jeff Peters about FLiP 3. CFMX certification study group - 4 spots left on Thursday group
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CFUNITED News **************** * There are only 2 days left for the earlybird price on CFUNITED-05 - ends Fri 2/25/05 * CFDJ editor Simon Horwith interview video released at http://www.cfunited.com/index.cfm (uses Macromedia Flash Video) * Universal Mind is a new Silver Sponsor and will be running an Extreme Support Lab with TeraTech where you can get your ColdFusion tech questions answered including valuable site and server tuning advice. * Spaces running out at CFUNITED Sneak Peek Wed 3/2/05 Ben Forta will speak about CFMX 7 (including new material not heard in the DC area before), Other speakers include Jeff Peters on Fusebox, Sandra Clark on CSS, Simon Horwith (tentative) CFDJ editor, Michael Smith on Project Management Prizes include one copy of CFMX 7 Standard and a ticket to CFUNITED. For more details and to register see: http://www.cfug-md.org/cfunited-sneak-peek.cfm * 126 days until CFUNITED-05 * Pre and Post conference special classes are being planned for CFUNITED-05 details coming soon. 2. FLiP interview with Jeff Peters ********************************** Michael Smith: This time we are talking with Jeff Peters about his CFUNITED-05 talk "The FLiP Show". So why should a developer come to your session Jeff? Jeff Peters: This is going to be a very different kind of session, Michael. Instead of having everyone sit through a PowerPoint presentation that I think will be absolutely fascinating, we're going to talk briefly about the steps included in the FLiP process, then let the session be driven by audience participation. MS: What exactly is FLiP and why should developers care about it? JP: FLiP is the Fusebox Lifecycle Process. It is the system design lifecycle that has "grown up" alongside Fusebox. It provides a very clear pathway to follow in designing and building applications, and is particularly effective in team environments. MS: And what's a "methodology", exactly? JP: It's a fancy word for "method". A methodology tells you how to approach a software project. In other words, what steps to take. MS: Why do we need FLiP? Doesn't Fusebox do a good job of organizing code and providing focus to software applications? JP: Fusebox organizes the project code, but FLiP organizes the people and communications on the project. In my experience most project failures are not due to some technical problem, but are caused by people communication problems. For example the client may say they want X. We program Y for them and in reality they need Z! This is scope creep caused by miscommunication. The problem is that clients and programmers speak different languages. Even though both claim to speak English, really clients speak a dialect called "clientese" and programmers speak the "techish" dialect. No wonder we both get confused about what the other person wants! MS: How does FLiP help solve those problems? JP: FLiP provides provides tools and processes to allow for communication. Instead of just using more words to try to communicate, FLiP translates those words into wireframes and prototypes. The client tells us something and instead of just making a note and interpreting what the client means at coding time, we produce something for the client to look at, to click through. And we say, "You mean like THIS?" And we keep wireframing and prototyping until the client says, "Yes, THAT is exactly what I mean." It reduces misunderstandings enormously. MS: So the client actually gets to see the application before it's built? JP: Exactly. You could think of FLiP like a digital camera with a time machine that can see into the future. That is after all the late night code changes and crazy client phone calls, to a time when (finally!) your application finally does exactly what the client needs. If you could do this and bring the photos back to the present day and link them all together into a clickable website, then that could be your model. Imagine how much coding time and frustration you could save if there were no changes or misunderstandings from having this perfect model available at the beginning of your project. The database could be designed right the first time and you could easily pick out common code to reuse. MS: Cool! By the way, "audience participation" sounds a bit dangerous. You're not planning on something like "Jerry Springer", are you? JP: Well...no. It will be something like a talk show format, in that I'll be taking questions about the FLiP process, horror stories or lessons learned from the audience, but I sincerely doubt we'll have any need for security (or the kind of language they frequently bleep out of the Springer show). MS: That's reassuring. I don't think we're ready for TV yet. JP: No, but I do hope we'll have some very interesting interaction anyway. MS: So it sounds as though attendees should prepare something in the way of questions. What are the rules? JP: None, really, except an interest in Fusebox and FLiP. I'll bring a few of my favorite stories and examples in case the audience isn't as forthcoming as we'd like, but frankly I doubt that will be a problem. The CFers I know always seem to be ready to talk about their interests. MS: Sounds great. I think I'll try to make it to this one. JP: OK, but bring your question! MS: You can submit questions ahead of time at: http://www.cfconf.com/ttSurveyTool/survey_run_any.cfm?surveyid=116 The best question will win a copy of Jeff's new book Fusebox 4.1 Update from http://www.protonarts.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Books.showBookDept 3. CFMX certification study group - new Thursday 4 space left ************************************************************ The Wednesday group filled up with in 4 hours - so we are running a THursday group in Rockville too. Also we may run a group in California MD - email me if you are interested in that. There are only 4 spots left ... - register online at http://www.teratech.com/training/CF_classes.cfm#CFCERT [ CF Help ] Need expert ColdFusion, SQL, VB and Access Programming? Project stuck and need one-on-one help? Looking for onsite training? 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