Hello, and welcome to my online home. I’m Ben Forta, Adobe’s Director of Developer Relations, an author, blogger, public speaker, and an all-around techie. Check out my books on SQL, Regular Expressions, ColdFusion, and more.

18Jun
2013
Check Out cfBrackets

Thanks to Reto Aeberli, Brackets is getting some CFML love in the form of cfBrackets. It's early days for this project, but this one looks really promising.

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17Jun
2013
Creative Cloud Update Now Live

In case you missed the announcement, the Creative Cloud update (along with all of the new CC tools and services we announced at MAX) is live and ready for you to download!

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14Jun
2013
Brackets Sprint 26 Build Released

The Brackets team has announced the release of their Sprint 26 Build. This release includes a redesigned status bar, improved file management, and numerous community contributions.

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14Jun
2013
ColdFusion Position In FL

One this week:

  • CITM (Jacksonville, FL) is looking for a ColdFusion developer. Requirements include at least 3 years of ColdFusion experience (including using CFCs), familiarity with Fusebox or other frameworks, and strong relational database skills. Send resume to Aaron Birnbaum at CITM Services.

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12Jun
2013
Blast From The Distant Past

Someone just sent me this link they have discovered, the original spec for vCalendar, The Electronic Calendaring and Scheduling Exchange Format Version 1.0, circa 1996. Contributors include representatives from all sorts of organizations (many long gone) including AT&T, Attachmate, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Lotus, Novell, Netscape, ON Technology, Oracle, Starfish Software, and more, and contributor #14 on the list is yours truly.

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