Category Archives: Thinking
Memory leaks with Coldfusion 8
For the past few weeks I’ve been incognito due to some memory leak issues we’ve been having with our new app. It is essentially a rewrite of our existing web application using Object Oriented techniques and embraces the Model-View-Controller paradigm. It really is a pretty little thing but unfortunately she crumbled under the weight of [...]
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Apple Tablet? So what’s the end game Steve?
So, there are more than just a few rumors about the possible Apple Tablet and why wouldn’t there be a lot of buzz around the company that has a knack of delivering products that changes paradigms? I personally don’t think there will be one. Now, to be clear, I would very much like there to [...]
Communication tip
Communication is essential in life, so my tip for today when sending a message is to think of it as a text message (but using proper grammar!). You only have a limited amount of characters to use, so use them wisely and reduce the fluff. This can be applied to both verbal and written messages.
This [...]
JSON format and serializing ColdFusion query objects
Every so often there is a tiny problem that has you scratching your head until you RTFM. I love JSON, it’s totally awesome and the fact that you can not convert CF objects natively is even better! I ran into a small issue where I was using serializeJSON on a structure that contained a query [...]
IE 7/8 PNG-24 transparency issue