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Getting Started with ColdFusion Builder

Posted At : July 14, 2009 12:15 AM | Posted By : Wil Genovese
Related Categories: ColdFusion,CF Builder

ColdFusion Builder is here and it's finally shaping up into a great IDE.  However, you need to know a few things before you jump right in if you've never used an Eclipse Platform IDE.  If you have then your way ahead of a lot of people.

ColdFusion Builder is built on the Eclipse Platform (version 3.4 at the time of writing this article) which had it's start internally at IBM. In addition ColdFusion Builder incorporates Aptana which is a full featured IDE that has most everything you need for web programming except a CFML editor and hooks to ColdFusion servers.  Adobe worked with Aptana to use their customized Eclipse based IDE to make ColdFusion Builder.

Getting Installed

New to Eclipse base IDE's? You're not alone. I was new to the Eclipse IDE's a few years ago and found it to be a different way of doing things as compared to my favorite editor, ColdFusion Studio.  There is a big learning curve, but do not let this scare you.  Once you learn the basics of the Eclipse platform you will find there is power under the hood.  In addition you get a universal programming IDE that supports dozens of languages by simply installing a plugin.

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ColdFusion Builder Public Beta

Posted At : July 12, 2009 11:15 PM | Posted By : Wil Genovese
Related Categories: ColdFusion,CF Builder

It looks like Adobe has just moved ColdFusion Builder into the realm of Public Beta at 12:01am EST. 

ColdFusion Builder in Adobe Labs

Lets give this a good work over and make it worthy of it's predecessors.

A quick list of features:

  • Snippets - fully compatible with those from CFEclipse
  • CFML Extensions - extend the IDE using CFML and your local CF Server
  • Step Debugging
  • Full syntax color coding for HTML, JavaScript, CFML, and more
  • Code Refactoring!
  • and so much more

All of this built on the Eclipse platform so you can integrate your version control and other code editors such as Flex Builder Eclipse plugin version.

ColdFusion Server 9 was also release to public beta at the same time.  Too many new features to list.

Lets help Adobe decide on pricing and request a Builder Series similar to the Creative Suites.  This would allow us programmers to get Adobe IDE's bundled with other Adobe tools at a great price.  See my previous post on this subject.

 

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New Adobe Pricing and Software Bundles

Posted At : June 12, 2009 2:17 PM | Posted By : Wil Genovese
Related Categories: ColdFusion,CF Builder

No, I do not have an inside scoop on prices, rather I am trying to build up a drum beat for a few new software bundles from Adobe targeted to us programmer types.  As a programmer I never touch any of Adobe's design software.  I would not know what to do with it.  And as a programmer I'd like to have the same type bundled software deals that designers have with the various Creative Suite versions.

Last night one hundred plus ColdFusion and Flex programmers showed up in St. Paul, MN to listen to Ben Forta talk about ColdFusion 9 (Centaur) and ColdFusion Bolt (Builder) and Flash (formerly Flex) Builder 4.  At one point someone asked about pricing.  After much laughing Ben said he can't talk about such things.  That's fine, but to me this means the community of programmers still has a chance to offer input on the subject.  So here's mine.

My Suggestion:
Adobe has put a lot of effort into creating various software "Suites" for designers.  Each offers a different set of applications based of various types of designers.  Now with Adobe offering multiple IDE's for programming, I think it would be a good idea to offer bundled "Suites" for us programmers.

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