I have mulled before over the current state of Sun simply because we are now as CF”ers closely aligned with Java, J2EE etc. Of course Java is open but I can”t help but consider the fact that in terms of languages we have Microsoft with immense financial strength and few real signs of serious [...]

Like most of us, I have been using email for many many years and am appalled at the mess caused by Spam and even more appalled by the general lack of action and success in cracking down on these parasites. We actually run an internal mail server and we are always concerned that we could ourselves be adding [...]

I have pondered hard and long about what may happen as a result of the Adobe-Macromedia acquisition, the reality is, none of us knows. Being present at Allaire in Newton MA when the Macromedia-Allaire announcement was made I have a sort of retro insider view. My main thought points relate to ColdFusion-JRun-Flex as [...]

Load testing is now an integral part of enterprise web application development. In the work we do with Webapper clients across the globe, we very often find they have spent a good deal of money on such excellent tools as Segue Silk Performer, Mercury LoadRunner or similar high-end products. This is of course a [...]