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Using Fusebox with CFCs: An OO Approach Hal Helms Read Interview

In this class, Hal explains how Fusebox works very well as the controller in a Model-View-Controller architecture, calling on Model components done in either CFCs or Java.

Leveraging the Fusebox 4 XML Vocabularies Jeff Peters Read Interview

Want to learn best practices for using the Fusebox 4 XML vocabularies for application and circuit configuration? Wish that you had powerful XSLT tools to manipulate the XML? Check out this session to learn more.

Migrating Applications Between Frameworks Joe Rinehart

I'd like to see a series of presentations on migrating applications to different frameworks. Like FB3 --> FB 4 FB4 --> Mach-ii FB4 --> Model-Glue Mach-ii --> Model-Glue Not only would it prove practical to most developers, the presentations should serve as a good comparison between the frameworks. Personally, since this is more of a framework conference now, I would _love_ to see some frameworks for Flex and RIA. Multiple framework integration would be cool too. Like using mach-ii or model-glue to service an AJAX or Flex application in an service oriented architecture.

Taming Framework XML files with XSLT and XDoclet John Paul Ashenfelter Read Interview

One common feature of the various ColdFusion application frameworks is the use of XML in the configuration and deployment files. This session covers ways to harness XSLT tools and the open source XDoclet project to simply the creation, maintenance, and deployment of the XML documents that make Fusebox, MachII, and the other frameworks work. These robust, mature tools have been heavily used in the Java world to simplify code development, promote continuous-integration, and enable Agile development teams. You'll leave with working examples that can be used to jumpstart your own development processes.

Layouts in Fusebox 4 Sandy Clark Read Interview

Layouts in Fusebox 4 offer the developer the ultimate in flexibility. Rather than just one way to do a layout, Fusebox 4 allows us to design our layouts in a variety of different ways, making sure the layout is suited to the particular application. In this session, we will be exploring using layouts at the application, circuit and fuseaction level. We will also learn how to use the newest part of layouts, content variables to stream content into the layout of our choice. Also covered in this session will be how to emulate nested layouts for those considering converting legacy applications.

Lock/key security plugin Sandy Clark Read Interview

One of the most requested features in Fusebox has been a security plugin and Sandra Clark has written one. Based on a lock/key approach, the plugin and accompanying function allow you to apply security to the circuit or fuseaction level as well as applying specific security to more granular items such as navigation, links or buttons. This plugin will be released to the Fusebox community at the Fusebox Conference.

Best Practices and Frameworks Simon Horwith

In this session, Simon describes the techniques he has found most useful in developing applications without implementing any "traditional" framework or methodology. His development technique, self-described as an "API-based" approach todevelopment, implements several common design patterns and enforces best practices.

Creating Your Own XML Verbs in Fusebox John Quarto-vonTivadar

Do you wish Fusebox's circuit.xml files were more flexible? Do you have a need to add or alter the behavior of one of the XML verbs? John Quarto-vonTivadar explains how the new lexicon feature in Fusebox 4.2 will let you do just that.