<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Hal Helms @ hal.coldfusionjournal.com</title><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/</link><description>(Hal Helms) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 hal.coldfusionjournal.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:40:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Hal Helms @ hal.coldfusionjournal.com</title><url>http://res.sys-con.com/portlet/163/featured-blog-graphic-145.gif</url><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Atlanta talk on static v dynamic typing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/atlanta_talk_on_static_v_dynamic_typing.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/atlanta_talk_on_static_v_dynamic_typing.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:48:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On February 1, 2006 I'll be speaking at the Atlanta CFUG (www.acfug.org) on static v. dynamic typing and why I think so many of us are missing the power in CFCs.]]></description></item><item><title>invitation to newsletter forums</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/newsletterforums.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/newsletterforums.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:17:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We now have a forum for people interested in discussing ideas brought up in my monthly newsletter. URL: http://ray.camdenfamily.com/forums/threads.cfm?forumid=68396328-A2A1-BC2A-B86644B4B7B0A633.]]></description><category>coldfusion</category><category>hal</category><category>helms</category></item><item><title>Top Ten favorite blog posts</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/tenbestblogs2005.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/tenbestblogs2005.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:18:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Top ten general software related blog entries this year.]]></description><category>technical</category><category>blogs</category><category>top</category></item><item><title>creating tutorials and training materials</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/trainingmaterials.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/trainingmaterials.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Creating excellent tutorials and training materials requires that we partially forget what we know.]]></description></item><item><title>why Ruby may be the best thing for coldfusion</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/ruby.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/ruby.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ruby has changed the nature of the debate about custom software, making ColdFusion more viable for companies and organizations.]]></description></item><item><title>helms and peters out loud</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/helms_and_peters_out_loud.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/helms_and_peters_out_loud.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2005 04:55:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Jeff Peters and I have started a podcast. Each week, we'll spend 30 mins or so talking about software issues. The first podcast is available at helmsandpeters.com. Hope you enjoy it.]]></description></item><item><title>The problem with &quot;requirements&quot;</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/the_problem_with_requirements.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/the_problem_with_requirements.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:46:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I'm reading a book recommended by one of my newsletter readers: Emotional Design: Why We Love (Or Hate) Everyday Things. Written by Donald Norman (of The Psychology of Everyday Things fame), the book explores why usability alone isn't enough. Norman]]></description></item><item><title>mach-ii sample apps</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/machii_sample_apps.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/machii_sample_apps.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:06:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We're very close to a new release of Mach-II. One thing we're concentrating on is better documentation. Somehow (and the blame has to fall on me and Ben), the notion that Mach-II is &quot;really hard&quot; has gotten some currency. I hope to show tha]]></description></item><item><title>No MAX this year, sadly</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/no_max_this_year_sadly.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/no_max_this_year_sadly.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:56:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[About 13-14 years ago, while I was living in Tucson, I was introduced to a little creature called a &quot;brown recluse spider&quot; in the most personal way: the bugger bit me. After all this time, the wound this fellow inflicted is still giving me]]></description></item><item><title>Fusebox wiki</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/fusebox_wiki.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/fusebox_wiki.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 02:20:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[At the Fusebox conference last week, someone suggested having a CMS so that others could offer articles for the Fusebox.org site. At first, I was amused by this. We just don't get many article submissions for the site, so it seemed a bit like buildin]]></description></item><item><title>A different kind of blog</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/differentblog.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/differentblog.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2005 02:41:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I've seen many techie blogs disintegrate into rants (using political or social). I think this takes advantage of the good will of the blog's readers. And while I recognize that's it's sometimes fun to write (and read) such musings, I think they have]]></description></item><item><title>text-to-speech</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/texttospeech.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/texttospeech.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2005 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I drive a lot. Unless I'm headed for the left coast or overseas, I tend to drive. I don't like most of the radio stations available. If I want to listen to music, I prefer to use my iPod. But most of the time, I prefer listening to speech: books, int]]></description></item><item><title>BDUF, Baby</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/bduf_baby.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/bduf_baby.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:09:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I spotted an entry on Joel's blog (www.joelonsoftware.com) that made me want to want to do one of those spinning hip-hop moves that end up with me in this casual pose looking tres cool that were so popular in the 80's. Realizing that this would prob]]></description></item><item><title>help with writing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/help_with_writing.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/help_with_writing.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2005 01:51:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Since blogs make good confessionals, here's mine: I'm lousy at writing outlines. That might not seem like a big deal, but for a writer, it is. Bad (or no) outlines make a project take much, much longer than it should, which discourages future project]]></description></item><item><title>Fusebox and frameworks conference</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/fusebox_and_frameworks_conference.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/fusebox_and_frameworks_conference.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The 6th annual Fusebox conference is going to be held on Sep 29-30 in Rockville, MD. Michael Smith, who did such a great job with CFUnited, has agreed to handle the logistics of the conference: many thanks, Michael.With the increased interest in fram]]></description></item><item><title>Framework Furor</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/framework_furor.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/framework_furor.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2005 05:27:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Over the last several weeks, Joe Rinehart's new framework, Model Glue, has been getting a lot of interest, mostly spurred, I think, by Sean Corfield's blog. While I was at CFUnited (a great conference, btw), the subject came up several times.Here's m]]></description></item><item><title>The Alpha Male Syndrome</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/the_alpha_male_syndrome.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/the_alpha_male_syndrome.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 05:47:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In animal packs such as dogs and wolves, one male and one female from the pack emerges as the alpha animal. The other males take their lead from the alpha male; the other females from the alpha female.I was thinking about this recently while particip]]></description></item><item><title>Planning an exit strategy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/planning_an_exit_strategy.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/planning_an_exit_strategy.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2005 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With Adobe's purchase of Macromedia, CF developers are rightly worried about the future of ColdFusion. For 2-3 years, I've felt like Cassandra, warning CF developers that the future didn't look bright for ColdFusion. With Adobe's purchase and given t]]></description></item><item><title>The 800-lb Gorilla</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/the_800lb_gorilla.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/the_800lb_gorilla.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This week, I'm teaching my Designing and Developing OO Apps with CFCs class. The students in this class are really bright people (including a Mathematics professor from the University of Bolgna in Italy), but learning OO is hard work. Or let me quali]]></description></item><item><title>Programming as Writing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/programming_as_writing.htm</guid><link>http://hal.coldfusionjournal.com/programming_as_writing.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:47:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Allen Holub has written an article for Software Development Magazine in which he argues that computer programming belongs not so much to mathematics as it does to creative writing. Allen has a history of controversial positions, but this read is a re]]></description></item></channel></rss>