"When Should I Use 3rd Party Libraries vs Roll My Own?", with Gavin Pickin

We're happy to announce the Online ColdFusion Meetup to be held Thursday June 9th at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-5.

Meeting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP-_U41zW9Q&list=PLG2EHzEbhy0-QirMKgSxhjkUyTSSTvHjL

TOPIC DESCRIPTION: (provided by the speaker)

There is always a trade-off between using a 3rd party library and rolling your version in software development. I often hear many of these points in discussions, but I wonder how many people know and consider them, so I wanted to share my pros and cons.

This presentation will help convince you that libraries are not EVIL like so many haters believe. Choosing the right libraries will make you more productive and efficient, not lazy. We'll look at how to identify solid use-cases for using a 3rd party library in your application. It gives you a checklist of questions to help you identify the red flags of unsafe, unreliable, poorly supported, or ill-suited libraries.

We'll even look at some examples in the CFML Landscape.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER(s): (provided by the speaker)

Gavin is a proud ColdFusion developer, starting with ColdFusion in the late 90s. His first exposure to ColdFusion was while working for the University of Auckland under supervision of big ColdFusion Contractors. He got his feet wet early, with systems ranging from small, to extremely large and complex.

RECORDINGS:

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