Selene Bainum

Every day it seems as if another content management system (CMS) is popping up on the horizon, many of them built using ColdFusion. Typically, these CMSs contain the same type of functionality. They: Allow users who don't know HTML to add and edit content easily Display content using a template system and integrated style sheets Create user accounts and assign security permissions allowing certain users to perform only certain tasks Allow content to be indexed and subsequently searched by the user Modify system settings that control certain functionality of the site Perform workfl... (more)

inFusion Mail Server from On-Line Data Solutions

Once they've learned the basics of ColdFusion, one of the first applications many developers will write is an e-mail program. By using CFMAIL and CFPOP, it is easy to create a basic application that will send mail to an SMTP service and retrieve mail from a POP service. This type of functionality can be limited, however, and the only communications the developer can perform with the mail ... (more)

Code Co-op Version Control Software from Reliable Software

Question: Who needs version control? Answer: Every developer. Most people think of versioning control software as something that should be left to big companies and large teams. However, version control is a good idea for everyone. Even if you are working on an application by yourself, it is too easy to lose important changes forever, because you accidentally saved over a document. Not ... (more)

CFDJ Feature — ColdFusion Structures

Way back when ColdFusion 4.5 was released, the concept of structures (associative arrays to some of you) was introduced. Never one to be receptive to change - not to mention having no background in other programming languages - I shunned structures for the most part and kept on my merry way working with arrays and lists. Over the years, however, I have come to appreciate the simplicity a... (more)