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I have been developing a plugin that enables Javascript to be used within CFML apps. Instead of coding CFSCRIPT blocks, you can use pure Javascript and get at all the CFML richness underneath. This is an introduction to that effort.
Tuesday, 24 November 2009

A revolution has begun, with the introduction of live CFML (JavaDoc like) documentation for OpenBD functions and tags. Never again, will you forget or misuse a function.
Sunday, 15 November 2009

Adobe is killing the CFML language and creating a monster in its place. Enough is enough.
Thursday, 9 July 2009

With ElasticServer you can now build your own custom server image with OpenBD installed, choosing your own J2EE and database server. Deploy straight to Amazon EC2. Can't get easier.
Wednesday, 3 December 2008

The new OpenBlueDragon look'n'feel and logo has gone live. The website and blog have been updated, and the new admin console will also take its feel from this.
Sunday, 20 July 2008

We've just released a new feature set with OpenBD allowing you to get access to Amazon's SimpleDB service from within a CFQUERY tag.
Friday, 20 June 2008

For many in the CFML world, I am a stranger. I wish to change this. I extend my hand out and introduce myself to the CFML world.
Thursday, 19 June 2008

The book 'Googel Web Toolkit Applications' from Ryan Dewsbury is an excellent read for the GWT developer. Filled with rich complex examples exploring all the areas of the GWT API.
Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Google's GWT framework is just a beautiful piece of software engineering. Providing a wonderfully reliable layer over Javascript makes coding reliable and cross-browser Javascript applications a breeze. We have begun to integrate GWT into OpenBD
Monday, 9 June 2008

We welcome the Railo announcement that they are moving to an open source model.
Thursday, 5 June 2008

Last night we presented Open BlueDragon at the Scotch BOF. It was a well turned out event with much discussion.
Thursday, 5 June 2008

Now that we've introduced the Open BlueDragon Plugin API, let us look now at how to develop your own tags, by interfacing to the underlying core engine.
Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Ever wondered how Ryanair can fly people for free and still turn a profit? O'Leary, takes the open source software model and applies it to the skies. A genius or a mad man? You decide.
Monday, 26 May 2008

Open BlueDragon provides a very rich plugin API that lets you quickly and easily add new functionality to the CFML language without having to wade through any of the source code of the core engine. This article goes through this API.
Friday, 23 May 2008

Open BlueDragon is now available for working with.
Sunday, 4 May 2008

Open BlueDragon is just one day away from going out into the wild.
Friday, 2 May 2008

In the last of our interviews with the BlueDragon Steering Committee, I am proud to present, the man that probably knows the code base the best, Andy Wu.
Wednesday, 23 April 2008

We are coming to the end of our series of interviews with the Open BlueDragon steering committee. I am proud to introduce Matt Woodard.
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

In our continuing series of interviews with the Open BlueDragon Steering Committee, it is my honor to introduce myself! The Steering Committee got the opportunity to hit me with questions. Discover what was on their minds
Monday, 21 April 2008

In our continuing series of interviews with the Open BlueDragon Steering Committee, it is my honor to introduce Jordan Michaels to you.
Thursday, 17 April 2008

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