Amazing. Will your class cost even less if I bring my own turkey?
Steve
Nat Papovich wrote:
> I'd like to recount my experience leading up to and during the BPCF class.
>
> I've been coding ColdFusion for about 18 years, ever since Jeremy Allaire
> first etched out a <cfset> tag in a big stone. I've built everything from
> massive XML manipulation scripts and data transformation serives using CF to
> (most recently, thanks to Stan Cox) tables in colors and the blink tag. But
> I always wondered things like:
>
> what is request scope?
> how do you get the debugger to work?
> what does the design tab do in CFStudio?
> how do I set up development mappings?
> how come the scheduler doesn't work?
> where can I find a keygen for Allaire products?
>
> While I was sharing a cigar with Stan Cox at last year's Allaire Developer
> Conference, I mentioned my question list to him. Lo and behold, the almighty
> Mr. Halbert H Helms Incorporated was standing next to us (smoking his own,
> far more expensive Cuban number), and he overheard my comment. Well to make
> a stupid story short, I ended up at the first ever BPCF class in Atlanta a
> few months later.
>
> Although the class was a little pricy, I honestly believe it was worth more
> than the $2500 charged - more like $2600 would be appropriate.
>
> Hal and Adam are absolute geniuses. Their combined programming experience
> exceeds the lifespan of an average housecat, and it shows. The pace was
> fantastic in the class. We had lots of hands-on practice, and the materials
> presented were wonderfully prepared. I got so used to successfully getting
> individual attention that at one point I asked Adam for some help dressing a
> turkey. You all may not know, but Adam is about as good a cook as his hair
> is long (and it's quite long). Luckily for me, Adam had a turkey in the
> refrigerator at the training center, so we spent a good 30 minutes
> discussing the intricacies of cooking fowl.
>
> I had one defining moment in the class when I asked Hal a complex question
> about nesting structures. It was immediately apparent that this topic was
> something that he was hoping no one would ask, because he let out a sigh
> before diving into a full 45 minute explanation on the comparison between
> structures and arrays with regards to nesting, sorting, and manipulation. He
> even had a powerPoint presentation on the topic on a diskette in his pocket.
> Obviously, this guy was well prepared.
>
> It is with this in mind that I think anyone looking to transition from a
> moderately-experienced developer into what my friend Steve Nelzian calls an
> "uber-programmer" should take this course. I believe this so strongly, that
> I've teamed up with Steve to offer knock-off classes of the BPCF class that
> Hal and Adam offer. Thanks to a concealed video camera, we're going to be
> reproducing the class word-for-word, slide-for-slide, exercise-for-exercise,
> and lecture-for-lecture for a radically reduced cost - $2495!
>
> As a sneek preview to what's ahead in our classes, Steve and I have been
> working intensely with the cast of genetecists from Jurassic Park to clone
> Hal. You see, after Hal flipped his fine Cuban cigar into the trash last
> November outside the Wardmann Park Marriott, I picked it up and sealed it in
> a ZipLoc bag. We have his genetic makeup mapped, and it will only be a few
> short months while we grow a new Hal (with a few directive modifications
> like total obediance to us) in our regrowth chamber (which looks remarkably
> like the thing that Milla Jovovich came out of in The Fifth Element). So
> stay tuned for updates!
>
> Hope this helps,
> NAT
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hal Helms [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 1:46 PM
> > To: Fusebox
> > Subject: RE: Best Pracices with CF and Fusebox course
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Robert Schuff Bull Run Software
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Portland, OR USA
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---
>
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