Competition: CFML Mythbusters! Win my book!

January 16, 2012 · 11 Comments

I shall be presenting the topic "CFML Mythbusters" at a couple of conferences this year so far (cf.Objective and OpenCF Summit)!
So that you just don't have to hear about my chosen "myths" I thought I would open it up as a competition to all the readers of my blog!

I shall be answering a lot of questions already, but would like to get some reader suggestions, for example, here are just some of the few I have (sent in by some very honorable people I have to say!):

“CFScript is always faster! ?Even when using for loops!” - Alfred Einstein
“Inline IF’s are much better than <CFIF>. I will stake my stake on it” - Abraham Van Helsing
“Is isDefined() bad?” - Abe Simpson
“<cfoutput>#Item#</cfoutput> is the only way to go” - Mohandas Gandhi

to give you some ideas!

Of course, it wouldn't be any kind of competition if you didn't win anything! So what's the prize I hear you ask?

First place gets a physical, signed copy of my book, Railo 3: Beginners Guide, their question answered in the presentation (obiously) and my blog, the question dedicated to them and a big shout out when I cover their question EACH time I present it. WOW!
Two second places also get their question answered in the presentation, another shout out, and an electronic version of Railo 3: Beginners Guide
The third place ALSO gets their question answered in the presentation and this blog, and a shout out

I shall be drawing the results at the end of January 2012 so get your thinking hats on and then submit your Myths to be Busted!

EDIT: You can submit multiple suggestions!

Tags: Book · railo

11 responses so far ↓

1 Brian Lang // Jan 16, 2012 at 7:42 PM

Myth: "Coldfusion? I thought that language was dead"
2 Brian Lang // Jan 16, 2012 at 7:43 PM

Myth: "PHP is better than CF because_____"
Discuss.
3 Mark Drew // Jan 16, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Well, I did say "coding" myths, so these are rather open ended. But I can say those are both quickly marked as "Busted"

Another note, I did say "CFML" :)
4 AfreX // Jan 16, 2012 at 8:57 PM

Variables scope in CF9: Use var or local ?
5 Brendan // Jan 16, 2012 at 9:47 PM

cfml produced html is full of whitespace
6 Mark Drew // Jan 16, 2012 at 9:50 PM

IF you think these are good ideas Afrex and Brendan , why not submit them? Remember, you gotta be in it, to win it! :)
7 Steven Rathbun // Jan 18, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Myth: "ColdFusion will always timeout to the value I provided in CFAdmin."
8 Zarko Susnjar // Jan 18, 2012 at 8:05 PM

Awesome idea! Really like it. I'd answer but it wouldn't be fair, I was also on Gert's presentation in Munich at CFCamp :)
9 Mark Drew // Jan 18, 2012 at 8:13 PM

@Zarko : Well, you can still answer, but knowing that that I probably would be doing that already, it's to add three new items to my presentation
@Steven: YOu should add that to the contest, I am not going to include the answers from the comments in the competition
10 Tero // Jan 18, 2012 at 8:33 PM

"It's easy to find CFML developers" :)
11 Mark Drew // Jan 20, 2012 at 5:21 PM

test

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