Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:30 pm CET

Location

Diegem, Belgium

Presenter

Pablo Vos

Abstract

Pablo Vos from Out of Site will show you how using the ColdFusion on Wheels framework can save you lots of work. ColdFusion on Wheels extends the CF language by adding out of the box ORM, validation, in-page helpers and loads of other useful features, and also a way to organize code in a MVC manner, so ColdFusion coding will become less elaborate en more fun to do in less time.

Saturday, May 14, 2011 3:00 pm CT

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

If you're new to the ColdFusion on Wheels framework and want to give it a try, then this presentation is for you.

This session will cover an overview of the conventions that the framework assumes and live coding demos of the built-in ORM, controller, and view layers. Learn how features like validation, callbacks, nested properties, filters, verification, and partials help you start coding now and clean up and refactor as you go.

About the Presenter

Chris Peters is a member of the ColdFusion on Wheels core team and believes in pragmatic, agile development. He helps write documentation, maintains the framework's website, records screencasts, contributes code, and helps spread the word however he can. Chris works as a web developer for Liquifusion Studios, strong supporters and contributors of Wheels--and developers of the Wheels-based Reservoir CMS.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:00 am CT

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Presenter

Mike Henke

Abstract

2 Day Training, May 10-11

ColdFusion On Wheels is a powerful web application framework that has become popular in the past few years. It is relatively easy to develop with and can be used for awesome sites like AmtrakGuestRewards.com, or other cool ones like Meritbuilder.com and Singsnap.com.

You?ll spend the two days working through a single concept by creating a simple blog system and learning the basics of ColdFusion On Wheels including:

• Models, Views, and Controllers
• Data Structures & Relationships
• Routing
• Migrations
• Views with forms, partials, and helpers
• RESTful design
• Using Wheels plugins

*** 20% off in bookings of 3 tickets or more

Thursday, March 17, 2011 6:00 pm ET

Location

Presenter

Bucky Schwarz

Abstract

Why should Ruby developers get to have all the fun?

CFWheels is an open source, full-stack, MVC framework inspired by Ruby on Rails that makes ColdFusion development quick, easy and fun. Wheels takes a cue from the Rails ideas of Convention over Configuration and Don't Repeat Yourself and developer happiness to allow you to easily and quickly write beautiful code.

This presentation will explain the core Wheels concepts of Convention over Configuration and the MVC pattern to help you get on the fast track to having a blast writing web applications again. This presentation will cover basic controller-view interactions, then it will delve into working with the model using Wheels ORM and what convention over configuration means. We'll finish up with ways that you can not repeat yourself using Wheels concepts like partials and filters.

Thursday, March 10, 2011 6:00 pm ET

Location

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Make your life as a ColdFusion developer easier using new features added in ColdFusion on Wheels version 1.1. Learn how to save time with nested properties, automatic validations, dependency handling, provides, and nested layouts. This will be a minimal-slides presentation with live demos of the new features.

About the Presenter

Chris Peters is a member of the ColdFusion on Wheels core team of developers. He helps write documentation, maintains the framework's website, records screencasts, contributes code, and helps spread the word however he can. Chris works as a web developer for Liquifusion Studios, strong supporters and contributors of Wheels--and developers of the Wheels-based Reservoir CMS.

Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:00 pm ET

Location

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

You're interested in ColdFusion on Wheels, but you have one big word in your vocabulary: legacy. You have a gigantic CFML application that would make the Flying Spaghetti Monster envious of its spaghetti-tasticness. Join this hour talk to learn what it would be like to finally start adding some structure to your uber application using the Wheels MVC approach, piece by piece.

But don't be fooled: rewiring a legacy application does not come without some challenges and a need for planning. No worries. I'll cover that with some different strategies to employ based on your specific needs and Wheels's features. You'll find that URL routing, ORM, and other OOP features in Wheels allow you to rebuild in small pieces, refactoring and integrating when needed.

About the Presenter

Chris Peters is a member of the ColdFusion on Wheels core team of developers. He helps write documentation, maintains the framework's website, records screencasts, contributes code, and helps spread the word however he can. Chris works as a web developer for Liquifusion Studios, strong supporters and contributors of Wheels—and developers of the Wheels-based Reservoir CMS.

Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:45 am AET

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Presenter

Indy Nagpal

Abstract

CFWheels is a new-ish ColdFusion (CF) framework inspired by Ruby on Rails.

With its emphasis on convention over configuration, simple code organizing principles, a beautiful Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture, and a pretty neat Object Relational Mapping (ORM) framework, CFWheels brings agility into applications written in CF.

In this talk, Indy takes you through the building blocks of a CFWheels application. He then shares his experience of learning and developing with CFWheels -- an experience he thinks every CF developer should go through.

Come, have a listen, and see how CFWheels brings agility into CF development. And how you end up writing beautiful code, while having loads of fun as you develop.

About the Presenter

Indy Nagpal has been working in the area of web application development for over a decade and has played many different roles during that time -- application development to project management to consulting. He is an experienced developer and trainer for ColdFusion and Flex.

Before moving to New Zealand, Indy ran his own web application consulting company in New Delhi, India. He has worked and trained across different countries and cultures and enjoys the challenges posed by working in different environments. Currently he is the CTO of Straker Software, makers of ShadoCMS, a large content management system written in ColdFusion. Indy blogs occasionally at http://nagpals.com/.

Indy is a keen observer of emerging web trends and technologies. He regularly dabbles with new programming languages and software development practices. He is currently involved with developing processes for delivering large ColdFusion and Flex applications on the Amazon-based cloud platform.

Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:00 pm ET

Location

Durham, North Carolina

Presenter

Bucky Schwarz

Abstract

Has developing ColdFusion apps become a drag? Do you keep writing the same form validation code over and over? Do you feel like your framework is tripping you up more than guiding you along? Are you sick of writing XML configuration files? Come watch CFWheels do its magic and learn why Convention over Configuration is so cool. Bring the fun back into your ColdFusion applications by leveraging the power of CFWheels.

CFWheels is a full stack framework heavily inspired by Ruby on Rails. Its employs a number of patterns and concepts, including Convention Over Configuration, Don't Repeat Yourself, Model View Controller, and Object Relational Mapping.

Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:45 am ET

Location

Bloomington, Indiana

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Learn about the Model-View-Controller design pattern, web development frameworks, and how the ColdFusion on Wheels framework specifically helps you organize your code and complete your projects faster. In 90 minutes, you will build a sample database-backed application with hooks for AJAX and other web services.

Before leaving, you'll understand what MVC frameworks are all about, be ready to start building applications with Wheels, and have the confidence to explore other options in the world of web development frameworks.

Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:00 pm ET

Location

Presenter

Mike Henke

Abstract

Will discuss how Conventions over Configuration make life easier and use examples from Wheels. I will demonstrate the concept of Wheels in a tweet (140 chars or less) and how to apply it in 30 seconds. After that you can decide to stick around for the rest of the presentation and learn even more about CFWheels or catch another session. If you stick around, which I am betting you will, I will be covering Wheels ideas along with coining a new term "simplicity revival", then dive into more coding with the framework within the model, view, and controller.

About the Presenter

I have worked with ColdFusion since 1999 for several companies. I am an advocate of Eclipse, Source Control, Mylyn, and anything to make developing ColdFusion more productive and easier. My main focus currently is learning Git, Ruby on Rails, and ColdFusion on Wheels. I am an Adobe Community Professional. I have spoken at several user groups and enjoy talking to people about ColdFusion.

Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:30 pm ET

Location

Lansdowne, Virginia

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

There are many powerful shortcuts that ColdFusion on Wheels provides for interacting with databases. Learn how to build database-powered applications faster with Wheels's ORM:

• Associating and interacting with table relationships in plain English
• Defining events that fire after accessing and changing data
• Validating data and business rules
• Overcoming some of CFML's limitations in Object Oriented design
• Migrating data and schema changes during development and deployment

About the Presenter

Chris Peters is the biggest fan of ColdFusion on Wheels. He maintains the framework's website, writes documentation, and evangelizes Wheels on the Web, at user groups, and at events.

Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:30 pm ET

Location

Lansdowne, Virginia

Presenter

Mike Henke

Abstract

Mike Henke discusses how Conventions over Configuration makes life easier and use examples from ColdFusion on Wheels.

About the Presenter

I have worked with ColdFusion since 1999 for several companies. I am an advocate of Eclipse, Source Control, Mylyn, and anything to make developing ColdFusion more productive and easier. My main focus currently is learning Git, Ruby on Rails, and ColdFusion on Wheels. I am an Adobe Community Professional. I have spoken at several user groups and enjoy talking to people about ColdFusion.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 7:00 pm ET

Location

Fairfax, Virginia

Presenter

Mike Henke

Abstract

This will be an introduction into Wheels concepts and how to start using the framework. Wheels is using ideas from Ruby on Rails to help bring the joy back into coding CFML.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 6:30 pm ET

Location

Cleveland, Ohio

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Join Chris Peters as he demonstrates how ColdFusion on Wheels brings the fun back to ColdFusion development. This live in-person demo will cover some of the tools that Wheels provides for making your development process agile and light—without skimping on functionality. Learn the benefits of the built-in ActiveRecord-inspired ORM, building easy and accessible forms, and the benefits of convention over configuration.

About the Presenter

Chris Peters is the biggest fan of the ColdFusion on Wheels framework. He invests his time improving the framework core, writing documentation, and speaking about Wheels at user groups and events. Chris is a web developer at Liquifusion Studios, a ColdFusion development agency and developers of Reservoir CMS. He has been developing in CFML since the ColdFusion MX days for a variety of different organizations.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:30 pm PT

Location

Fremont, Seattle, Washington

Presenter

Brian Ward

Abstract

Come join us for our monthly CFUG meeting—now on the 4th Tuesday of each month!

This month we'll be reviewing the kick-ass ColdFusion development framework called "ColdFusion On Wheels" (or CFWheels for short) that is based on the Ruby On Rails framework that seems to be all the craze these days.

For those that aren't familiar with this framework—or ANY framework for that matter—this would be a great meeting to come to! If you've always thought that development frameworks were too hard/complex, or that you were just too good for them then be forewarned that you may leave this meeting with a change mind. :)

We will also be holding a raffle for a free copy of the ColdFusion/Flex Builder bundle!

UPDATE:

Due to the construction going on at Adobe, we will be meeting in the building across the street from our normal conference center.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:00 pm ET

Location

Columbus, Ohio

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Chris Peters will be talking about ColdFusion and using an MVC framework within it. Don't worry, it is not going to get too complex into it. Chris is going to first have a high-level discussion of ColdFusion, why it is so cool, and how an MVC framework can be implemented. He will also give comparisons to other technologies.

Friday, April 23, 2010 4:15 pm CT

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Presenter

Mike Henke

Abstract

Inspired by Ruby on Rails, ColdFusion on Wheels provides CFML developers with a rapid MVC framework for increased productivity, organized code. We'll be showing the development workflow for CFWheels starting with the basics and ending with more advanced techniques.

Audience: Anyone looking for a MVC framework that works like ColdFusion developers for rapid, easy development.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:00 pm ET

Location

East Lansing, Michigan

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Learn how the ColdFusion on Wheels framework brings back that rapid feel to applications built with CFML. This live-coded demonstration will show how Wheels speeds up your development of tiresome backend CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations.

Topics Covered:

• CRUD operations using Wheels's built-in ORM
• Seamless data validation
• Associating data in plain English

About the Presenter

Chris Peters is the biggest fan of ColdFusion on Wheels. He maintains the framework's website and evangelizes Wheels on the Web, at user groups, and at events.

Friday, April 9, 2010 12:00 pm GMT

Location

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Note: Nick Tong couldn't make it to moderate, so we will be postponing until Friday, April 9.

Chris will be giving an introduction about the ColdFusion on Wheels framework.

About the Presenter

Chris Peters leads the evangelism team, writes documentation, presents to user groups, and helps spread the word about ColdFusion on Wheels.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:30 pm MT

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Learn how the ORM in ColdFusion on Wheels helps you speed up your development and keep your code nice and tidy. Chris Peters will give a tour of the "model layer" of the Wheels MVC framework. His goal is to leave you thinking, "Wow, I really need to try that out!"

(P.S. The presentation title was a special collaboration between Chris Peters and David McGuigan. This title comes "as is" without warranty of any kind.)

Topics:

• Wheels's approach to ORM
• The CRUD lifecycle
• Business rule validation
• Adding code to respond to events
• Associating tables in plain English
• Super-readable dynamic methods
• Magic tricks

About the Presenter

Chris Peters is the biggest fan of the ColdFusion on Wheels framework. He has been developing CFML applications since the ColdFusion MX days and hasn't found a better way. Chris leads the Wheels evangelism team, builds and maintains the framework's website at cfwheels.org, and is developing an open source portal framework on top of Wheels called Administrivia.

Thursday, January 21, 2010 6:00 pm ET

Location

Presenter

Mike Henke

Abstract

An overview of Object Relational Mapping (ORM) and how is it used in Wheels. Learn how ORM simplifies your database interaction code. Mapping objects in your application to records in your database tables is a key concept in Wheels. We will take a look at exactly how this mapping is performed.

Thursday, January 7, 2010 6:00 pm ET

Location

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

Chris Peters demonstrates how to build a simple CRUD (create, read, update, delete) application using the ColdFusion on Wheels framework. By the end of the hour, you'll have a solid understanding of what it's like to build applications rapidly with Wheels. Surely, you'll be ready to give the framework a look on your own time!

About the Presenter

Chris Peters has been developing CFML applications since the Macromedia ColdFusion MX days. He has implemented mission-critical applications in education, government, and business settings and has found no other technology to be as rapid and practical as CFML. Currently, Chris is the biggest fan of the ColdFusion on Wheels MVC framework and is using it to build an open source portal system called Administrivia.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:00 pm WET

Location

Devon, United Kingdom

Presenter

Chris Peters

Abstract

This month we have Chris Peters presenting on ColdFusion on Wheels.

ColdFusion on Wheels provides fast application development, a great organization system for your code, and is just plain fun to use.

It's an open source CFML framework created in the spirit of Ruby on Rails.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:30 pm ET

Location

Rockville, Maryland

Presenter

Mike Henke

Abstract

Inspired by Ruby on Rails, ColdFusion on Wheels provides fast application development, a great organization system for your code, and is just plain fun to use. We will start by covering key principles of the framework and end with a working application.

About the Presenter

Hi, I am Mike Henke (pronounced hang-kee). I work in web page development and databases. I have worked with ColdFusion since 1999. My main focus currently is learning Flex 2, Object Oriented Programming, Design patterns, and usability. I am also really interested in learning more about automating development and testing tasks.