When I first started out learning OO I couldn't understand why a lot of people seemed to return a query object from their gateway when they are dealing with multiple records. The ColdFusion query object is a really nice feature of ColdFusion but it just doesn't fit in with my concept of OO. Read more »
Thanks to Bob Silverberg's excellent series of posts on How I use Transfer, I've refined how my model is constructed by taking his ideas and modifying them to suit my own style. One of the things I wanted to be able to do with transfer is set up a basic search in my abstract Gateway (which I can override in my concrete gateway if I need to). Read more »
Today's $10 eBook is "Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality" by Bob Walsh. This book is aimed at the developer who wants to become their own boss. The reviews on Amazon are really good, so if being your own boss is something thatappeals to you then it might be worth a look. Be quick though - tomorrow there will be a different book! Read more »
Sitepoint are giving away a 208 page eBook titled "The Art & Science of CSS" for free on their website. You will need to register to get it. A colleague of mine has got it and flicking through it it looks pretty good. Read more »
Hot off the presses is the latest edition of Fusion Authority Quarterly Update (FAQU). I've just downloaded my PDF copy and had a virtual flick through. Read more »