A couple of new items in this release of JavaLoader: A few bug fixes in the NetworkClassLoader that allowed the Tika library to work. A new function for switching out the ThreadContextClassLoader. The new function, swithThreadContextClassLoader() is useful as it is often required when dealing with libraries, such as dom4j, that use the ClassLoader to […]
JavaLoader 1.0 goes final, with only a minor modification to how trusted source is managed when dynamic compilation is used. Now, when trusted source is set to true, the compiled JAR is retained, so that on server restart the code does not have to be re-compiled, and can simple be loaded from the existing JAR. […]
I'm a little behind the times on this blog post – but I am presenting and also teaching a course at cf.Objective() this year. I will be presenting 2 sessions at the conference: Dependency Injection Redefined – ColdSpring 2.0: Narwhal ColdSpring 2.0, codenamed 'Narwhal', is a project that has been going on a little 'behind […]
This release of JavaLoader 1.0 includes the following fixes and enhancements: Performance improvements in loading classes Fix syntax so that JavaLoader 1.0 can be loaded on ColdFusion 7 Extend the documentation If you aren't aware of the new functionality in JavaLoader 1.0, you can have a look at my previous blog post , the documentation […]
The interview I did with Dzone at the Adobe MAX conference is now online! In the interview we talk about a variety of topics, mainly centred about how and why to integrate ColdFusion and Java together, but also touching on things like Object Relational Mappers, including ColdFusion 9's integration with Hibernate. Hope you like it, […]
JavaLoader 1.0 is moving from Alpha to Beta with only a few small bug fixes and enhancements. If you are not familiar with JavaLoader 1.0's functionality, you can have a look at my previous blog post , the documentation and/or the presentation I did at MAX for more information. The was a logic bug in […]
I had the wonderful opportunity to present and attend MAX for the first time ever this year, and I can honestly say, it was a fantastic time all around. MAX is completely unlike any other conference I've ever attended, both in terms of its sheer size, and also in terms of the wide gamut of […]
At a very ANZ friendly time of Wednesday, 10am Melbourne time, I'm going to be joining super-smart guys Brian Kotek and Barney Boisvert on CFPanel to talk about Java Integration with ColdFusion in the CFPanel Connect Room. This is obviously a topic that is quite near and dear to my heart, but it is also […]
JavaLoader 1.0 is a project I've been talking about off and on for the past 6 months or so, and I'm very happy to announce that a release version is now complete. There are several key new features to JavaLoader 1.0, Dynamic Compilation Now if you are working with JavaLoader, you don't have to bundle […]
This year it is going to be my absolute pleasure to be attending and presenting for the first time ever at the Adobe MAX conference. My presentation is entitled ColdFusion For Java Developers and is scheduled for Wednesday, 5:00pm. Primarily aimed at Java developers, it is going to cover a myriad of ways that you […]