Never thought I'd be learning things like ColdFusion. When I first started learning it I thought geez, what a pathetic language not much you can do with it. Well I've been working with CF for about 8 months now and WOW I'm amazed at what YOU CAN DO with it. I originally thought oh, it's just an extension of HTML...Dang was I wrong. I am definitely liking ColdFusion MX7.
Never thought I would have to learn any form of C either, geez! Without ActionScript in ColdFusion I just don't know how you could create very useful sites.
Some sites I have come to frequent in my quest for ColdFusion-ness...
Ray Camden's Blog
AS Fusion
Their blog and examples on flash remoting have helped me immensely!
Dream in Code
I had orignally wanted to start doing stuff in ASP.NET but was told by my boss at Comcast to use ColdFusion. At first I was not too happy about it. But from the server level I have to admit I think CF is much more friendly to the server than ASP.NET ever will be.
Being able to put forms together using Flash is really cool. I know some of you out there have already been doing it for quite some time. I have been a traditional programmer for the last 12 years shunning all things web-related. Guess I was just stupid!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
New JOB! and some old job commentary
I've now been with Comcast about 15 months and loving it every day. Anything after my last job is a cakewalk. I've forgotten/blocked out of my mind most everything about that job.
I basically get to do much of what I love again. Which is PROGRAMMING!!!!!!
I had never worked on web sites before or programmed them prior to working with Comcast. Now I'm doing quite a bit of work in ColdFusion and have been scouring sites for good techniques and have come across one that I have learned a lot from: ASFusion I never thougth that web programming was so easy. Before Comcast I just never understood it to the degree I'm finally understanding it.
I am learning to like being in IT again. I have to admit the pay just isn't what it was 5 years ago but at least it's work.
It beats the 2 years I was unemployed after working at Alcatel for 12 years and all 750 of us got laid off...That SUCKED!
I basically get to do much of what I love again. Which is PROGRAMMING!!!!!!
I had never worked on web sites before or programmed them prior to working with Comcast. Now I'm doing quite a bit of work in ColdFusion and have been scouring sites for good techniques and have come across one that I have learned a lot from: ASFusion I never thougth that web programming was so easy. Before Comcast I just never understood it to the degree I'm finally understanding it.
I am learning to like being in IT again. I have to admit the pay just isn't what it was 5 years ago but at least it's work.
It beats the 2 years I was unemployed after working at Alcatel for 12 years and all 750 of us got laid off...That SUCKED!
No longer with the WITCH
Wow it's been quite some time since I did anything at all on the blog.
Back in Dec 2005 got a new job in IT with Comcast....Yeah!!!!!!!
The day I told my witch of a boss that I was leaving was her last day just before going on a 3 week vacation! Boy did that sting when I told her. Guess I couldn't have timed that any better. So my last 2 weeks at the job were the best I had in the whole 2 year I was there. I actually got work done and did not have someone looking over my shoulder for all day.
Back in Dec 2005 got a new job in IT with Comcast....Yeah!!!!!!!
The day I told my witch of a boss that I was leaving was her last day just before going on a 3 week vacation! Boy did that sting when I told her. Guess I couldn't have timed that any better. So my last 2 weeks at the job were the best I had in the whole 2 year I was there. I actually got work done and did not have someone looking over my shoulder for all day.
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