Entries for month: October 2009
Today's Light Bulb Moment - Configuration Beans
Posted on October 14, 2009 in ColdFusion, ColdSpring
In the past, I have always utilized an xml file that would contain all of the configuration information for an application … things like data sources, paths, etc. Then, in the application.cfm/cfc file, I would read that xml file, parse it into a structure and store that structure in the application scope. Recently however, I came across an application that was originally designed using a series “config” beans. The application was pretty rough and I was doing a lot of refactoring, so I just inserted my usual xml config file, commented out the beans and moved on without really considering the potential benefits.
Structured CSS with Compass and SASS
Posted on October 04, 2009 in CSS
Cascading StyleSheets are a great thing for front end development. However, they have their short comings, especially for somebody that comes from a structure programming background. It seem no matter what methodology or organizational pattern I try, I always get to the end and my stylesheets feel like a jumbled mess of spaghetti. I have several projects in process right now that require front end development, so I have been continuing my search for a better pattern for CSS development.
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