I took it. It was FANTASTIC!! ;-)
Seriously, in response to another person asking about it, I asked the people
who took the class to write directly to that person. They were kind enough
to copy me and give me permission to use their quotes. Here they are,
unedited: (If you'd like to contact the list, it's [EMAIL PROTECTED])
These first ones were taken from feedback after class. We deliberately don't
ask for names so that people feel free to be honest.
"I am really impressed with both Hal and Adam's training methods and skills.
I got MUCH more than I was hoping for at my level."
"This course kicked ass and took names! It is hands down the best technical
training I have ever attended. ...I received enough practical, immediately
applicable information to advance my knowledge of ColdFusion development
ten-fold. Outstanding!"
"You guys rule! This was an absolutely mindblowing tour de force through
some nasty territory, but I can't remember the last time I felt invigorated
after sitting through eight hours of code-talk. Excellent."
"Good job. I really thank you for the attention you paid to our questions
and areas where we requested more information."
This next set were the ones people copied me on and I have permission to use
their names:
>From Hank West:
I took Hal's Best Practices Class Last month. I had already taken Allaire's
Advanced CF class but was looking for some help in getting me to the "next
Level" of CF Development. I had also bought the FuseBox book and was
looking for help pulling that together.
The class was of well worth the price. Even though there were some
20 students in the class it was like getting a private mentor. Both Hal
and Adam work with every student individually. They go over a lot of
material (some of which could be a 2-3 day class by itself) but it all
builds on each other and by the time you are finished with the class you
have the confidence that you can handle the development of a major CF site
using multiple developers. They teach CF practices and methodologies that
solid and well proven.
This class is definitely not a typical Instructor Lecture, do the exercise
and on to the next topic. It was more of a Knowledge transfer from
experienced professionals who have "been there and done that".
As a side note, the people who attend the class are also a cut above the
average CF developer and become valuable resources on down the road. Hal
maintains a CF Best Practices discussion group so the training is on
going... beyond the classroom.
//
And this one from Lars Blackmore:
I attended Hal and Adam's BPCF training in Atlanta a while back,, and I
would recommend it without reservations. I am a one-main in-house CF shop
for a large non-profit, and I've got more work on my table than I know what
to do with. My requests from users are poorly structured, ill-informed, and
the planning and implementation of a sound solution is entirely up to me. My
back-end support consists of exactly no-one in particular, so I also have to
know how to manage the nitty-gritty of a SQL server, tweak IIS to serve up
my intranet stuff right, and deal with our ISP when our hosted site goes
kablooey. I've been working with CF for a little over a year, and only now
am starting to feel in control of the beast.
Enter BPCF.
Not only will you learn what the curriculum tells you will be taught, but
you will also have unlimited access to two amazing minds and their broad
knowledge of real world web design. They actually go out of their way to
ensure that your questions are answered, and their one-on-one work with
attendees ensures that you leave with all the knowledge you came for. It
boggles the mind how many of those little "I've always wanted to know if
there's a smarter way to do..." questions they will be able to answer for
you.
Most importantly, the course will have a real impact on your productivity.
I'm still waiting to get around to implementing most of the amazing (but
simple - and free) tools that were presented to me at the course, but I am
already cranking out better code faster than ever before. I feel more in
control of the stuff I'm doing, because I know I'm doing it right this time
around - not least the Fusebox of course, which is no trifling matter. And
if you manage other coders, you will be in a position to ensure a much
higher level of quality control while working towards a detailed, realistic
production plan (I know, I know, this sounds like we were doing drugs and
hallucinating heavily, but...).
So again, please go. Convince your boss this is the best $2500 he will ever
spend on training, because you will actually come back envigorated and
roaring to code.
Disclaimer: Hal & Adam did not pay me for this feedback - I just happen to
think they deserve it.
//
>From Lisa Wilson:
I am an intermediate level CF programmer who attended the Best Practices
course in Atlanta in January. I found the course a great experience,
covering
SQL, Fusebox and database design. I was already familiar with some areas of
the course, so those parts were a good refresher. Other areas were known but
unfamiliar, so I got a lot out of that training.
The best part was being with a group of students from all knids of
businesses who are grappling with some of the same problems. The benefits
of the course snuck up on me in the weeks after returning home, when I found
myself using techniques I had learned almost without conscious thought. The
overall experience of creating a website and considering EVERYTHING -
database design, customer's business requirements, logical application
structure, application code details - was invaluable.
//
>From Rob Seebach:
This class was jammed packed with great information. Hal really makes
learning these practices very easy. What is very unusual is that the
academic learning (traditional) is a very small portion of the class. I
left the class with the knowledge to start programming using Fusebox and
have implemented it when developing our corporate intranet. Well worth the
money!!!
Hal Helms
Team Allaire
[ See www.halhelms.com <http://www.halhelms.com> for info on training
classes ]
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Schuff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 2:47 PM
To: Fusebox
Subject: Best Pracices with CF and Fusebox course
Has anyone taken this course? If so how was the experience? What was best?
What could have been better?
thanks
rob
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