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Welcome to the first steps of the OpenBD manual, a resource to get started and learn all about the wonders of CFML and how you can utilize it in your enterprise and webapps
Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Proud to release the initial version of the CFML Debugger for OpenBD. You will never develop CFML the same again. Easy to install and use you'll be stepping through your CFML code in minutes.
Monday, 22 March 2010

The CFML language was crying out for a specification for a long time, but is it really still relevant? Who gains from it, and who loses from it?
Tuesday, 16 February 2010

I have updated the CFML Javascript plugin for OpenBD to now support frameworks, such as JQuery, that allows us to render server side pages using CFML and JQuery
Monday, 1 February 2010

A simple JQuery Plugin that adds line numbers to a standard HTML TextArea box
Wednesday, 6 January 2010

Using dynamic datasources just got a whole lot easier with OpenBD by the introduction of 3 new functions to help creating dynamic datasources infinitely easier.
Friday, 1 January 2010

Declaring CFC's in Javascript is now possible with CFJS and OpenBD.
Tuesday, 1 December 2009

The first alpha server-side Javascript plugin is now available for playing with. Still much to do, but the first release gives a view of where we are heading and the possibilities of where we can go.
Thursday, 26 November 2009

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

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