Thu, Sep 17 · 11:00 AM CDT
We're happy to announce the next Online ColdFusion Meetup to be held Thursday Sep 17th at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-4:
"MVC With and Without a Framework" , with Nolan Erck
Meeting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZIUqnYGyWA&list=PLG2EHzEbhy0-QirMKgSxhjkUyTSSTvHjL
TOPIC DESCRIPTION: (provided by the speaker)
So you've looked at CF Components, and kind of understand the basics of how they work. Everyone says "frameworks are the way to go", but there's still a big knowledge gap between those two points. As each framework has its own terminology, how do you know where verbiage for one begins and the other one ends? Is "Controller" a Framework-1 specific thing? What about a "Service Layer" or a "View"? There's very little documentation available about the "Model-View-Controller" pattern for ColdFusion that is not specific to a framework, and that's often what causes the confusion for people newer to OO development.
In this talk we will go over a basic application that's built using the Model-View-Controller design pattern, but does not use any specific framework to get there. We'll also show when using the MVC pattern by itself may be enough for your app. We'll also look at when going to a full fledged framework may be better, and how easy it is to get there.
Target audience: Developers that have not yet been able to bridge the gap from procedural code over to MVC are encouraged to attend. No prior OOP or MVC experience required. Anyone that has at least looked at the basic syntax for CFComponent tags and has an intermediate understanding of CFML will be able to follow all of the content.
Objective for the topic: We'll give an introduction to the MVC design pattern, and separate out concepts and terms that are/aren't specific to a framework, showing how easy it is to go from one framework (or language) to another once you've got the basics sorted out correctly.
Main takeaways:
How do we go from procedural code and start writing OO code if we've never done it before?
What's a Model? What's a View? What's a Controller?
Are any of those terms specific to, say, Framework-1? Or are they generic OO terms?
Is it any extra work to build an OO app instead of just doing things the "old" way?
Let's look at an OO app both with and without a framework so we can see how similar they really are.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER(s): (provided by the speaker)
Nolan has been developing software for over 20 years. Starting in the video game industry working on titles for Maxis and LucasArts — including Grim Fandango, StarWars Rogue Squadron, SimPark, and SimSafari — he moved into web development in 1999, where he has since built high-traffic sites for clients like Intuit and CycleGear.
Beyond production work, Nolan has served in consulting and advisory roles across a wide range of industries, lending his expertise to organizations such as OpenTable, ZenDesk, Turn It In, Adobe, and NASA.
Nolan manages the Sac Interactive Tech Meetup, teaches classes on aspects of software development, and regularly gives presentations at conferences and user groups across the US and Europe.
When he's not consulting or talking about himself in the third person, Nolan can usually be found working on one of several music projects.
RECORDINGS:
All meetings are recorded. As a Youtube live meeting, the URL offered here is the link to the recording as well. But the URL will also be posted after meeting at https://recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com, and via the Youtube playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG2EHzEbhy0-QirMKgSxhjkUyTSSTvHjL).
WANT TO PRESENT?
We welcome and indeed seek presentations from anyone wishing to speak about any projects regarding or tangentially related to CF. For more, see https://speak.coldfusionmeetup.com.
