RE: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5
So, Heidi, I think you asked for feedback, but instead you got caught in a crossfire of insults between developers. None of which I am willing to bet has even used Blogman. I have used it and have some feedback... 1. There is no spot in the config.XML doc to specify a mail server, so it relies on the default (if there is one). I added an option to include one per blog. 2. Multiple people can contribute to the same blog, and they all have equal control. While I'm not sure that any two people will need to contribute to the same blog, if they did... there is no reason for them to be able to step on each others toes. Also, makes the multi-accounts feature useless. 3. There is no mention of securing your XML files. Some of which (config, users, emailsub, commentsub) if browsed to will reveal all user accounts and other sensitive info. 4. It is not immediately intuitive that you must create a category to begin blogging. I'm not sure that a category should be required, as most Blogs are general. 5. Without re-engineering it, It was difficult to set up blogs for multiple people without making duplicates of the entire app. A better architecture would be: -Blogman - App Files (CFCs) - Master Admin - Blogger Admin ? blogger_id = xxx - Blogs -Blog1 -Blog2 -Blog3 To give my opinion. I love the apps that come with DRK because they are current and relevant... And when some Senior Manager with no clue about technology says "Hey, can you build me one of those blog applications" I can say "Sure" without telling him what I really feel. They also provide me with a (usually) well architechted platform to build on top of... and are a great resource to beginner developers. Anyone threatened by MM creating software should re-think their career choice, because by putting out these applications they are both creating a market for us, and giving us the code to add to our entourage. -Igor -cccfug.org -Original Message- From: Heidi Voltmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5 The Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit team is looking for suggestions on how to improve or enhance the ColdFusion Blog App (a.k.a. Blogman) from DRK Volume 5. If you used the Blogman application (http://www.macromedia.com/software/drk/productinfo/product_overview/volume5/coldfusionmx.html#blog_man_application) and have feature requests, please respond to this post or feel free to send them directly to me. Thanks, Heidi Voltmer Macromedia _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5
some of them are more than sample apps... some of the DRK stuff is useful within other apps. There have been APIs, image manipulation modules, development tools, etc. Lot's of good stuff - whatever you're after. ~Simon Simon Horwith CTO, Etrilogy Ltd. Member of Team Macromedia Macromedia Certified Instructor Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Certified Flash MX Developer CFDJList - List Administrator http://www.how2cf.com/ -Original Message- From: Heidi Voltmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 December 2003 22:22 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5 Hi, These are sample applications that are distributed on the DevNet Resource Kits. They are just like the sample applications that are available on the Macromedia website except they are only available to anyone who buys the kits or anyone who is a DevNet subscriber. They are designed to be samples of what you can do with Macromedia products. Thanks, Heidi -Original Message- From: Matt Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re:ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5 Irvin Gomez wrote: >Perhaps a better investment of Macromedia's resources would be to >create applications with a bigger potential user base Macromedia chopping down their developer base by starting to build end-user applications? As a developer I'd call that a pretty bad idea... Correction. A REALLY bad idea. If you want any of the things you describe, there are developers who will build them for you, or who sell them pre-built already. Cheap. -- --- Matt Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com --- -- _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5
Some suggestions I have to get this back on topic. 1. Video Blogging 2. Audio Blogging 3. Moblogging 4. RDMS ability. -Original Message- From: Heidi Voltmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 5:22 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5 Hi, These are sample applications that are distributed on the DevNet Resource Kits. They are just like the sample applications that are available on the Macromedia website except they are only available to anyone who buys the kits or anyone who is a DevNet subscriber. They are designed to be samples of what you can do with Macromedia products. Thanks, Heidi [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5
Heidi, Lest anyone get the wrong idea, I wasn't squealing about you folks building sample apps/applets etc. Different class of stuff. Channel conflict is just a sore spot with me. Cheers, -- --- Matt Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com --- -- [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5
Hi, These are sample applications that are distributed on the DevNet Resource Kits. They are just like the sample applications that are available on the Macromedia website except they are only available to anyone who buys the kits or anyone who is a DevNet subscriber. They are designed to be samples of what you can do with Macromedia products. Thanks, Heidi -Original Message- From: Matt Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re:ColdFusion Blog App from Macromedia DevNet Resource Kit V5 Irvin Gomez wrote: >Perhaps a better investment of Macromedia's resources would be to >create applications with a bigger potential user base Macromedia chopping down their developer base by starting to build end-user applications? As a developer I'd call that a pretty bad idea... Correction. A REALLY bad idea. If you want any of the things you describe, there are developers who will build them for you, or who sell them pre-built already. Cheap. -- --- Matt Robertson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com --- -- _ [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
