Presenting and Teaching at cf.Objective() 2010

I'm a little behind the times on this blog post - but I am presenting and also teaching a course at cf.Objective() this year.

I will be presenting 2 sessions at the conference:

Dependency Injection Redefined - ColdSpring 2.0: Narwhal

ColdSpring 2.0, codenamed 'Narwhal', is a project that has been going on a little 'behind the scenes', except for the occasional tweet from either myself, or Chris Scott.

In this presentation, we'll look at some of the motivations behind the complete rewrite of ColdSpring for the 2.0 version, and some of the new features that will be available that should make dependency injection easier, and way more flexible than ever before.

I've had in my to-do list a reminder to write a long blog post on what is going on with Narwhal, which I should write at some point soon, so you have a good idea what to look out for.  That being said, Narwhal is taking shape nicely, and I think is going to be a very powerful addition to the ColdFusion framework landscape.

Advanced Java & ColdFusion Integration with JavaLoader 1.0

This talk will focus on the new features of JavaLoader 1.0, and how you can use them to integrate Java with your ColdFusion platform in some new and exciting ways.  If you are interested in JavaLoader 1.0, check out this previous blog post, it gives you a good run down on the new features it brings to the table.

We will also be investigating some of more common 'gotchas' with Java and ColdFusion integration, especially around ClassLoader issues, which should be useful for all involved.


Bob Silverberg and I are also going to be a teaching a 2 day training course, just before cf.Objective():


This will be as very hands on session, where Bob and I will be going through building an application using ColdFuson 9's Object Relational Mapper from beginning to end.  This will include many best practices, discussions as well as theory about how the underlying Hibernate engine works with ColdFusion.  No ORM/Hibernate experience necessary.

More detail on the course can be found on our website, and also on the preconference page, where you can also check out all the other fantastic training content.

Don't forget that the early bird pricing for both conference tickets, and training finishes on the 29th of January, which is coming up soon!

cf.Objective() is looking to be a great conference. Hope to see you there!