Harry Klein

Unit testing is receiving a lot of attention these days. Since Macromedia introduced CFCs (ColdFusion Components), developers have been intrigued by the new object-oriented possibilities ColdFusion offers. But OOP also has weaknesses - debugging applications got harder. Many open source frameworks have already been borrowed from the "mother language," Java. If you examine the coldfusionmx/lib folder you will discover Java libraries like Crimson, jintegra, log4j, Xalan, and others. cfcUnit is a unit testing framework that is derived from the JUnit framework available for Java. cfc... (more)

Advanced Deployment with Ant (and DbUnit)

Apache Ant is a subproject being developed as part of the Jakarta project. Ant is a Java-based build tool which uses XML build files. Its main competitors are GNU Make, Jam, and NAnt. Many developers prefer Ant because it is environment-neutral, tightly integrated into Java, and faster than Make. XML build files are easier to create, read, and maintain than build files used with the Make... (more)

Version Control Using Subversion

I've been meaning to switch from CVS to Subversion for quite a while. It seemed hard, but it actually took me only a couple of days to get it installed and configured for the whole development team. This article describes the differences between CVS and Subversion and explains how to install Subversion and migrate an existing CVS repository. It also describes how to configure Subversion i... (more)

Content Management with ColdFusion

As the Web develops, the need for easy and efficient Web site and portal management increases. Developing an easy-to-use future-proof content management system (CMS) from scratch isn't easy. The basic functionalities can be assembled in a reasonable timeframe, meaning that you will be able to edit the structure and the content of the Web site. An enterprise CMS with complex features like ... (more)