You'll get invited to our Meetups as soon as they're scheduled!
“ Charlie is just really good with the community and gets not only excellent, experienced presenters, but topics that are useful today, skills that can be applied immediately. That's time well spent. ”
— Jim Pickering on Oct 30, 2009.
“ Anyone who wants to stay on top of CF should join this group. ”
— Cathy on Oct 29, 2009.
“ Due to the frequency of meetings there will likely be something relevant for everyone at least once or twice a month. ”
— Seth on Oct 29, 2009.
“ Personally, I think this is an awesome place to come in contact with other ColdFusion developers. You may even catch Ray Camden and other well known CF developers/celebrities. It's not a good place to learn ColdFusion. It follows a User Group format, so the topics reflect the various speakers interest or needs and not necessarily newbies needs. That said, you will learn new things and more importantly you'll become better rounded. Charlie is always looking for speakers so if you have something to share this is also a good place for you. More importantly, it is of great value for those who are geographically speaking forbidden from attending a ColdFusion Use Group. This is a large group, if you join, be kind, respectful, and whatever you do don't get off topic. ”
— Miguel Ulloa on Oct 22, 2009.
“ This is a great way to get updated, tips, and learn new techniques when developing ColdFusion web applications. I have learned a lot by watching the presentations. It's also great that the presentations are recorded, so we go back and watch them in case we miss, or just to review them. Kudos for the organizer(s) of this meetup group. I am very happy that the group exist and it has done a great service to the CF community. Thanks. ”
— Jones Cavalcanti on Oct 15, 2009.
“ Wide variety of topics and topic levels. Good connection to the CF community. ”
— Sarah Kelly on Oct 15, 2009.
“ This is a great way to get plugged into some great lectures from some of the best in Coldfusion development. ”
— Michael Onkst on Sep 18, 2009.
“ This kind of forum allows for people with different skill levels and interests to see what is going on from who who know how to get results. I have learned a lot from this meetings. I hope to continue doing so. ”
— Drew Nathanson on Sep 17, 2009.
“ Seems like a bunch of really, really AWESOME people. - Charlie, did you put this in? Seriously, though, it's a great way to network with other developers, and hear about their experiences. The existing online resources are vast, and the support community is extremely active, but sometimes there's no substitute for getting feedback from a (virtual) room full of developers. - Ditto ”
— Jon Hallenberg on Sep 17, 2009.
“ It's my first time; and since I am mostly self-taught, it is great to be in a community with others. ”
— David Walton on Sep 17, 2009.
“ Learn more, connect with other people with the same interests. ”
— Yacine Merdjemak on Sep 17, 2009.
“ If you want to stay up-to-date on what's happening in the Coldfusion world, this group is an excellent resource. ”
— Bill Swanson on Sep 3, 2009.
“ nice experience and very informative, excellent source for all different aspects of coldfusion programming ”
— chris hough on Sep 3, 2009.
“ This is a great way to meet up when you are in an area where there is no UserGroup but also an added benefit of being able to always attend or if missed come watch it online. ”
— Nathan Stanford on Aug 27, 2009.
“ Good people - very friendly and helpful - I like the atmosphere and sharing ”
— Susan Gallegos on Nov 20, 2009.
“ awesome group - a wealth of information and good camaraderie in the chats as well ”
— JP Revel on Nov 19, 2009.
“ Great Speakers, Great Topics, Great Q&A. ”
— Sid Maestre on Nov 19, 2009.
“ This is the easiest way to hear about new technologies for ColdFusion. No traffic just the privacy of my own office. ”
— Christopher Diller on Nov 19, 2009.
“ Yes, if you want to learn more about upcoming technology using Coldfusion ”
— Mark on Nov 15, 2009.
“ If you are into ColdFusion this is the place to be. ”
— Barbara ONeal on Nov 12, 2009.
“ It's a great way to learn from the ColdFusion experts being able to both see & hear how they do it themselves. Many times, just seeing or hearing a quick tip or shortcut from one of these guys can save you hours or days of frustration. ”
— Michael Markowski on Nov 12, 2009.
“ This is an active group with relevenat presentation content. Any serious CF developer should consider joining in -- it's such a time saver in terms of staying in the loop of the new CF developments! ”
— Ekaterina on Nov 12, 2009.
“ An overall friendly place to get good CF tips. ”
— Bytor on Aug 21, 2009.
“ A great place to learn about CF! ”
— John Barrett (Johnny) on Aug 21, 2009.
“ Really appreciate that these events are put on to gain exposure to new ideas, etc. ”
— Suzy Naschansky on Aug 20, 2009.
“ Because it's free, easy to attend, the quality is top notch, and we can't forget that Charlie Arehart is just the man. ”
— Jose Galdamez on Jul 24, 2009.
“ My experience so far indicates that Coldfusion Meetup is another great way to pick up the experience others have to provide; learn new information, and find new sources for tools and techniques that would otherwise be found via tedious Google searches. I highly recommend CFMeetup! ”
— John Bowden on Jul 23, 2009.
“ This is a great resource for information. ”
— Steve Good on Jul 16, 2009.
“ Good info with good presenters. And often! ”
— Aaron West on Jul 15, 2009.
“ Thanks for all your hard work Charlie! ”
— Pete Freitag on Jul 14, 2009.
“ The community shares freely and cares about getting the latest info out to one another. ”
— Chad Mefferd on Jul 13, 2009.
“ A great virtual place for developers to learn and share ColdFusion related techs. ”
— Phyllis Shen on Jun 25, 2009.
“ To grow in knowledge and ability to meet client needs. ”
— Jeannie on Jun 15, 2009.
“ I think others should join this meetup group because it is a good place to see what others are doing as well as a place to bounce ideas off others. The experts come here, so it only makes sense that I be hear to learn from them. The CF community is very active and people are always willing to help. Any venue that let's us get together more often is welcome. ”
— Kenneth Barrett on Jun 11, 2009.
“ Charlie puts great effort into bringing quality speakers and content to the masses. Anyone with any level of interest in coldfusion would reap huge benefits. ”
— David Morgan on Jun 11, 2009.
“ Because of the rich tallent pool that the group has readily available to draw on. ”
— Jim Harris on Jun 4, 2009.
“ If you want to stay up-to-date with the new frameworks & tools available to the CF Community and learn on advanced topics, you should start by joining this group. ”
— Rolando Lopez on May 8, 2009.
“ It is a great resource to have access to a ColdFusion user group, especially if there is not one in your area. Participating in the meetings is a sure way to expand your skills and keep up-to-date. ”
— Jay Brown on May 7, 2009.
“ I've been wanting to sit in on one of these meetings for a very long time and I was not disappointed with the quality of the presentation. ”
— Dean Lawrence on May 7, 2009.
“ Top notch speakers helping you to improve your skills. ”
— John Whish on Apr 17, 2009.
“ b/c it has great speakers with great topic on relevant information - the technology will hopefully be to the point where this can be a more enjoyable experience and reproducible each week. ”
— Kevin Penny on Apr 9, 2009.
“ It's a great (re)source of information. A great way also to learn and hear about new updates, new methods etc about the various subjects discussed. It's a place for feedback and questions to a positive community. Organised by some real experts, but it gives also space for the smaller experts. I bet even the experts learn here. ”
— Steven on Apr 2, 2009.
“ You will learn more about Coldfusion from the experts! ”
— Austin Dimmer on Mar 27, 2009.
“ One of the best places to learn about CF and other Adobe technologies. . . ”
— Jeff Cook on Mar 20, 2009.
“ Great place to learn about CF and related products and technologies. ”
— Jeffrey Oliver on Mar 19, 2009.
“ I enjoy our weekly meetings. The topics are almost always relevant to what I do on a daily basis. Thanks for the all the time that you guys put into it. Who knows... maybe one day I could be a presenter. We'll see.... ”
— David Sammons on Mar 19, 2009.
“ The topics are relevant and helpful no matter your skill level. ”
— Jeff Horne on Mar 12, 2009.
“ Thanks for providing this great resource Charlie. it's great to have access to these resources. ”
— bruce stenberg on Mar 2, 2009.
“ This group seems to be a very down to earth, friendly community of CF Professionals who are more than willing to share their expertise. ”
— Leon O'Daniel on Feb 26, 2009.
“ Amazing what you can pick up at these meetings. I plan to attend more. ”
— Sue George on Feb 5, 2009.
“ The people who are a part of, and ESPECIALLY the people who run the group, are individuals who care about what you learn in the meetings and if you are a CF Newbie, like myself, are willing to help you gain more knowledge. ”
— Mike Shockman on Jan 28, 2009.
“ Any ColdFusion Professional, be they self employed or employee, should join. Very informative, and as ColdFusion continues to gain momentum in the market place (which it rightfully already has, but in this case, more could be good), educational webinars like this will benefit many. ”
— Chuck Mason on Jan 8, 2009.
“ If you are a serious CF Programmer - then you know that the CF Community as a whole is the place to go to get answers to questions/problems, etc. The Meetup is a great place for the Community to come together and learn/study/grow. ”
— Sid on Jan 8, 2009.
“ Great information and what better than to have a place where some of the top experts in ColdFusion attend. And they even reply to your chat questions. ”
— Alan on Dec 5, 2008.
“ Great for coldfusion related topics! Also covers a lot of related topics like setting up a development environment. ”
— Steven Durette on Oct 24, 2008.
“ the meet up provides access to the knowledge and experience of developers currently using the technologies with an opportunity for live learning,immediate feedback and questions - a lot more information can be gained more quickly than trying to wade through documents - the concrete code examples can help developers grasp ideas quickly and get started immediately. ”
— lorraine macfarlin on Oct 17, 2008.
“ This was my first CF Meetup and it was Great, I would recommend any CF developer to check them out. ”
— Don Q on Oct 2, 2008.
“ The community is made up of a diverse group of industry professionals, all willing to share their knowledge and experience. ”
— Antonio Green on Oct 2, 2008.
“ the caliber of speakers and topics have been awesome. great medium to spread the knowledge to the CF community. ”
— Jason McKinney on Sep 22, 2008.
“ Because the presentations are always informative. ”
— Brian Swartzfager on Sep 18, 2008.
“ I like the idea of sharing technology without needing to attend a conference. (Shhh... don't tell the conference organizers.) ”
— John Farrar on Sep 18, 2008.
“ A lot of great CF developers are a part of this group, making it a great place to learn. ”
— Rhonda Havig on Sep 11, 2008.
“ Every time I participate, I learn something useful. ”
— Dan Jones on Sep 11, 2008.
“ to share and contribute to the ColdFusion community ... making us all better in the process! ”
— Steve Withington on Jul 18, 2008.
“ The technical content was good and useful ”
— Mike McLean on Jul 17, 2008.
“ Awesome! Glad to have access to a large community of cf folks. ”
— bill shelton on Jul 17, 2008.
“ It provides good presentations on how to use the various CF development technologies and tools. ”
— Thomas Case on Jul 17, 2008.
“ It gives you something to look forward to each Thursday, other than thinking about Friday. Actually, it's nice to have something new each week to keep my mind exercising. ”
— Pat Buchanan on Jul 11, 2008.
“ A great resource for the Coldfusion community with excellent presentations made by awesome speakers. ”
— Patrick on Jun 23, 2008.
“ This group is a wonderful resource for anyone wanting to learn more about Coldfusion. ”
— Dustin Martin on Jun 5, 2008.
“ Great CF resource - esp when there is no RL CFUGs/ meetings near by! ”
— Mark Holm on May 6, 2008.
“ It is a great way to be a part of the ColdFusion community. For developers that work in rural environments, like myself, it provides a good way to be connected, to be introduced to new skills and meet others interested in ColdFusion. ”
— Mike Harman on Apr 17, 2008.
“ Good source to learn new happenings with CF. ”
— Maulik Naik on May 1, 2008.
“ Large group, lots of thoughtful questions, useful presentations ”
— Gareth Arch on Apr 17, 2008.
“ if you use coldfusion or are thinking about using it you should join. there is a wealth of knowledge shared in this group. ”
— Jeremy Peterson on Apr 17, 2008.
“ Group provides pointers into enabling technologies and improved methods. ”
— Sam Abe on Mar 21, 2008.
“ Concise explanation of topics by technically proficient people. ”
— Bradley Beard on Mar 13, 2008.
“ Where else can you spend an hour over lunch seeing presentations on diverse topics from people all over the country? ”
— marc esher on Mar 6, 2008.
“ You can attend a lot of the meetings during your lunch break instead of having to drive all over after work. Lots of interesting topics because it's not constrained by geography. ”
— A former member on Mar 6, 2008.
“ I think it is quite good. We might collect many topics from the audience and choose some popular ones to discuss. ”
— Brenda on Mar 3, 2008.
“ This has brought me closer to the ColdFusion community. Our local user group is small and doesn't really do anything. I have one at work that is great, but hearing from outside work is what has made this experience so wonderful. ”
— Andrew Humphreys on Feb 28, 2008.
“ Excellent idea...I must catch-up on the previous meetings as ther are a lot of topics of interest to me. The timezone is just the only barrier to overcome but you can't please evetyone and having the recording is a great alternative for those who cannot make it! ”
— Niall O'Doherty on Feb 1, 2008.
“ Looking forward to learning more about the group and how it all works. Always great to see Charlie doing anything. ”
— Cheyenne Throckmorton on Jan 17, 2008.
“ Fun group, available anywhere, can't go wrong! Remote presentations mean good speakers and topics. ”
— Nathan Strutz on Jan 17, 2008.
“ Always an educational experience! I look forward to future meetings! ”
— Scott McAllister on Dec 13, 2007.
“ I really appreciate this. It feels good to be part of a larger group and I think it's a great resource for the community! ”
— A former member on Dec 13, 2007.
“ The group is very useful when I can actually make the time to attend. ”
— James Husum on Nov 29, 2007.
“ This meetup group has a lot of knowledge to share. ”
— A former member on Nov 8, 2007.
“ I'm new to the group but I hope there are many more events like this one. ”
— Andrew on Nov 8, 2007.
“ Keep up the good work. Thanks for making these meetings happen! ”
— A former member on Jun 21, 2007.
“ Great to have an online meeting place for ColdFusion users! ”
— David Eckman on Jun 21, 2007.
“ I'm very glad, as you know, that much activity has been taking place lately. ”
— Aaron Roberson on Jun 7, 2007.
“ Charlie is doing a great job with the position. Thanks, again. ”
— Clarence Morse on Apr 27, 2007.
“ I'm glad I was made aware of the CF Meetup Group. ”
— Robert Vander Hart on Oct 19, 2006.
“ Meetup.com with Adobe Breeze... great idea. ”
— Carlos Balacuit on Jun 14, 2006.
“ I love it! I've learned a lot in the meetings that I have attended. ”
— Dan Sorensen on Jun 8, 2006.
“ Great idea I'll keeping coming back ”
— fernando lopez on May 24, 2006.
“ Great idea--glad is an official group now! ”
— Mark Mazelin on Jan 19, 2006.
“ it is a great experience. I saw a lot of ColdFusion gurus at the the session. ”
— Paa Kwesi on Jan 12, 2006.
“ Keep giving us opportunities to learn. ”
— A former member on Jul 13, 2005.
“ Wonderful. ”
— A former member on Jun 29, 2005.
“ There are experts on a wide variety of topics. These meetings are the equivalent of getting free training in 1-hour trunks from some of the brightest minds in the industry. ”
— Dan Skaggs on Jul 16, 2009.
“ It allows you to be part of a CFUG when you don't have one local to you. There are a lot of great presentations and ways to have professional development. ”
— Leslie Sherman on Jul 13, 2009.
“ thanks Charlie and John and Sean for your patience with my BABYQUESTIONS CF meetings online are MOSTEXCELLENT!!!!! ”
— david om on May 31, 2007.
“ Variety of topics and skill levels in every presentation on ColdFusion and CFML. ”
— Brandon Moser on Feb 5, 2009.
“ I think it is great! Keep scheduling fantastic speakers and interesting subjects. Thank you to Charlie and Raymond for organizing this Meetup Group. ”
— Dylan Carlson on Nov 9, 2007.
“ I had the opportunity to clarify things was obscured about the product. very nice presentation, content and organization. ”
— Vicente Junior on Feb 28, 2008.
“ very worthwhile to join. Esp like it when presentations are evening in the US - that means daytime in Australia (not 3.00 in the bloody morning for me!) ”
— barry.b on Feb 28, 2008.
“ Great talk, almost could use a "Part II" -- after trying cfcUnit, where to go next ... good tests to write (standard templates?), things to remember when writing (edge cases, errors, etc.). ”
— Tom Eldredge on Feb 21, 2008.
“ I especially like the lunch time time slot. Evenings are sometimes hard to juggle with kids and other obligations. ”
— Stephen Judd on Jan 24, 2008.
“ I love the idea of presenting these quickies for those of us that cannot attend the conferences. Keep 'em coming Charlie! ”
— Will Belden on Nov 30, 2007.
“ I'm glad this is kicking on again. I was never able to make the presentations before, but as I mentioned, noon wasn't a great time for me. Great job with the first meeting. ”
—A former member on Apr 13, 2007.
“ Great idea! I'm so glad I dont have to drive way out to my nearest MMUG. ”
—A former member on Jun 12, 2007.
“ Perfect, only hope more stuff will be gone in to more detail after CFUnited. ”
— John Ramon on Jun 21, 2007.
“ So much better now, Charlie and Ray, since you guys took over. Thank you. ”
— Steve Steinberg on Jun 21, 2007.
“ Please keep the presentations from turning too commercial. No meetup for weeks at a time is better than a meetup by a company trying to pander a product of little relevance. This kills credibility of a group, in my opinion and makes it difficult to draw people long term. ”
—A former member on Aug 2, 2007.
“ Great idea, Steve. I live in the boondocks, and it is hard for me to get to CFUG meetings. ”
— Jeff Fleitz on Nov 8, 2007.
“ It's about ColdFusion, it's delivered via Breeze and Steven Erat runs it! What more do you want!!! ”
— Andy Allan on Oct 13, 2005.
“ I never understand the purpose of that question : "About how many people attended Adobe's Mike Nimer on Flex 2 and ColdFusion Integration?" Maybe it's to see if i was paying attention? I think there were about 20 physically in the room in Boston, from what i heard in the chatter in the room before it started, and as i recall, we were up to 26 in the Breeze meeting at a certain point, but then Mike started and i didn't pay attention to the number anymore. :) It could have gone much higher. ”
— Nando on Jun 14, 2006.
“ Looks like things are coming together quite well. People were very inquisitive in the chat and also very willing to help out answering those questions. ”
— Steve Church on Apr 22, 2005.
“ excellent and it gives an opportunity to meetup from home at our convenience and expand out knowledge.. ”
— vishy on Apr 15, 2005.
“ Learn about new CF features, tools, techniques in a live session with Q&A at the end. Learn from the experts online! ”
— Bruce on Nov 5, 2009.