Well... Big question. The coolest change since the 4.x days is the introduction of the Developer Edition of CF. You can now download the trial edition from the Adobe site and install it on your personal workstation at home and the license never expires. So you can play with it all you want this weekend.
Now, the biggest downside to coming from CF 4.x is that it's now built on Java and has an object oriented flavor to it. The use of CFCs and Java is a common expectation among people hiring right now. I know I expect to see it from anyone I hire. Since you have just a few days, I go hit whatever local bookstore you've got that might carry Macromedia books and pick up the CF7 WACK (Web Application Construction Kit) Hit as many chapters as you can over the weekend, focus on chapters about features you don't know. CFCs, using Java, new features in cfquery, Application.cfc. HTH and Good Luck =] On 8/9/07, Mark Sorteberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't been around the ColdFusion world since 4.x. I have a good job lead > that requires that I get back into ColdFusion. I am having a very difficult > time doing two things. 1. Finding a good training center. (I called Adobe > and they couldn't help and the training center(s) on their website do not > return calls and they have no email address to send questions to. 2. Is > there an online tutorial website that I can use to get reaquainted with CF > over the weekend. I obviously do not have the CF product at home or where I > currently work. I have an interview on Monday and I'd like to "play" with CF > as much as I can over the next few days. Any advice? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:285918 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
