Latest News from Brandon Harper

i-Technology Viewpoint: Why Java Is Not Slow

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:45:00 EST

A common fallacy that I see repeated over and over again is: 'If you need speed, you could convert your Java application to C or C++'. I don't claim to be a Java expert by any means, but I do think I have a good enough understanding of the Java platform as well as basic operating systems and compiler theory and the like to explain why this is a false argument.

Why Interfaces in ColdFusion Are Irrelevant

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:30:00 EST

One of the many hotly contested items about ColdFusion in recent times that some developers have been clamoring for are the addition of interfaces to ColdFusion Components as part of the standard CFML language. At one time I was definitely in this camp myself - interfaces would indeed be a good way to make sure that components follow a given contract.

Blogging & Development Perspectives

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:45:00 EDT

With the proliferation of many respected developers in the ColdFusion community sharing their experiences and knowledge by blogging, we've seen quite a huge jump in both information sharing as well as the discussion of best practices in software development.

Are There More Java Jobs Than .NET Jobs? US Job Market for Developers (Informally) Examined

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST

'I don't view this informal querying of a job aggregator to be the end-all absolute truth, nor do I really view it as a scientifically sound study,' writes Brandon Harper as he makes public the results of an job-market survey using data from indeed.com (an aggregator for job sites). 'Mostly I found it interesting that I was able to search a large percentage of the jobs available in the US and wanted to compare some various technology related keywords.'

HTTP Status Codes: Do the Unthinkable

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT

HTTP status codes can help you implement threading and more. Here are a couple of ideas. Although the power of ColdFusion allows us as developers to do many things very quickly compared to many other languages, there are times when we find CFML does not offer all of the functionality required to accomplish a task.

Are There More Java Jobs Than .NET Jobs?

Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:15:00 EDT