Peter Bell

Member since Dec 11, 2008

Recent Blog Comments By Peter Bell

Thanks Adobe!

Posted on Jan 18, 2008 at 3:10 AM

Hey Ben, Congratulations, and richly deserved. Talk about expert - I sometimes think you've done as many tests in CF as the dev team does. Really outstanding. Now you just need to start presenting. I certainly can't wait to attend. Celebratory burger when I get back into town?!... read more »
The Fresh Face Of The New York ColdFusion User Group (NYCFUG)

Posted on Jan 7, 2008 at 3:33 PM

Great job!!! Can't wait to start attending meetings when I'm back in town. So, you gonna have any kinky meetings?!... read more »
Excited For 2008 - CFUNITED

Posted on Jan 2, 2008 at 7:24 PM

+1. This year I'll be at cf.objective(), CF United, CF United Europe, Web Maniacs, Scotch on the Rocks, the BCS SPA conference, ooSPLA, Code Generation and no doubt one or two others depending on scheduling. I definitely get a ROI on the conferences - both from the things I learn and the people I ... read more »
Exercise List: Rethinking The Domain Model / Object Oriented Approach

Posted on Nov 8, 2007 at 4:01 AM

@David, It isn't how long the objects will be around that determines whether OOP is a good fit - it's how long the code base will be around, how complex it may become and how easy you want to make the maintenance. The longer you plan on using the code, the more complex it is and the more maintaina... read more »
Kinky ColdFusion Calendar System Taking Shape

Posted on Aug 6, 2007 at 3:22 PM

Looking very cool! For keeping state, might want to just keep a "current date" URL/form variable. By default current date is today, so from month to year view and back you'll still be viewing August 2007. The question then is what is the intent when someone goes back a year or forward a month? Deci... read more »
Date Looping Using ColdFusion Custom DateLoop Tag

Posted on Aug 3, 2007 at 4:12 PM

Ooooohhh, I like :-> Gotta play with this when I get back to calendars!... read more »
Tim Buntel / ColdFusion 8 Fan Art

Posted on Aug 1, 2007 at 1:06 PM

Wow - that's pretty impressive. Knew you could do it!... read more »
Maybe Building The View Last IS The Best Way To Go

Posted on Jul 25, 2007 at 3:52 PM

@Matt, I've seen a number of people doing site templating using XML XSLT (not much in the CF world). I remember some time back doing due diligence on a web agency that had a system doing just that. It's a really popular approach. Only issue I really have with it is that it doesn't allow less technic... read more »
Passing ColdFusion Structs Through Form Submissions

Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 11:14 AM

Well, I didn't think you were starting an escort business, but on the other hand the rather fetching lady in the left hand corner of the ad suggested that the performance boosts provided by CF8 might not go to waste . . .... read more »
CFUNITED Rocks - ColdFusion Rocks - You Guys Rock

Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 10:30 AM

@Christian, Thanks! Always great to meet you too, and I still love your piece at the keynote - a man of many voices (and talents) :->... read more »
Passing ColdFusion Structs Through Form Submissions

Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 10:26 AM

Dude - even your banners are X rated . . . "ColdFusion 8 - playing with it feels so good" :-> Nice technique. I'd also run into this issue but hadn't thought to write the code to parse form variables for periods. Nice!... read more »
CFUNITED Rocks - ColdFusion Rocks - You Guys Rock

Posted on Jul 2, 2007 at 9:36 AM

Great to see you again. For the first two days I thought you were just an elaborate hoax - everyone I met was like "yeah, I was just talking to Ben" and I couldn't find you anywhere. Glad we finally met up at the Fusion Authority booth. Guessing you're still pumped from the conference given the num... read more »
I Got Fever And The Only Prescription Is More Peter Bell

Posted on Jun 25, 2007 at 11:26 PM

And Doug, had problems posting on your blog ("validation error"), but cool song :->... read more »
I Got Fever And The Only Prescription Is More Peter Bell

Posted on Jun 25, 2007 at 11:23 PM

Thanks man!... read more »
Ray Camden Is ColdFusion Jedi

Posted on Jun 7, 2007 at 1:25 PM

Missed it? We're working on a 40' poster of this for the Marriott at CF United. Don't worry Ray, you won't get to miss this :->... read more »
Ray Camden Is ColdFusion Jedi

Posted on Jun 7, 2007 at 8:18 AM

Dude, I sometimes think you are wasted as a programmer :-> One of your best yet.... read more »
Fusion Authority Quarterly Update Filling In The Gaps

Posted on Jun 4, 2007 at 8:33 AM

Hi Ben, Great posting - can't wait to get my FAQU, but as it is sent to my New York address, I guess I won't get a chance to see it until the end of the month. Firstly to restate the obvious, it is an amazing resource and the one "must read" for anyone serious about CF development. And it isn't a... read more »
Frameworks vs. Object Oriented Programming

Posted on May 2, 2007 at 2:08 PM

And of course, MVC is orthogonal to frameworks and OO :-> It is possible to implement MVC without using a framework or OO, a framework doesn't have to be OO (e.g. FB) or MVC (e.g. Transfer) and OO code doesn't have to use a framework or implement an MVC approach.... read more »
What Happened to www.CFTemplate.com?

Posted on Apr 22, 2007 at 1:26 PM

Oops - this is embarassing. I missed this first time round and just caught it from one of your "if you don't lose it, you use it" emails! Lots of balls in the air and been trying to prioritie them all given I'm CEO, CTO, chief (only) programmer, writer, lecturer, working on CF Template, LightWire a... read more »
My First Experience With Model Glue

Posted on Apr 3, 2007 at 4:56 PM

Unfortunately, if an approach is more maintainable for large projects, it is because of better separation of concerns which typically means that there is a greater learning curve. Most frameworks will separate views (form display) from controllers (which typically do the first stage of form process... read more »