As Simple As Possible, As Complex As Necessary is a blog focused on exploring the balance between simplicity and complexity, in particular as it relates to the development of web systems with ColdFusion.
Latest posts
- Simpler handling of JSON serialised ColdFusion query objectsSteve "Cutter" Blades has come up with a great way of dealing with the compact but quirky JSON ColdFusion returns when serialising query objects.
- Code Simplicity by Max Kanat-AlexanderReview of Code Simplicity by Max Kanat-Alexander (O'Reilly, 2012)
- Too simpleYou can overdo simplicity by removing control where users expect it.
- ORM related entities in different databasesCF9.0.1 supports ORM entities with different data sources, but not relationships between them apparently. Here's a workaround.
- Java Critical Patch Update February 2012Oracle have released update 31 for Java 1.6 which includes a number of security patches.
- Note to self: Use the protocol-relative URL for html5shivIf using the html5shiv hosted on Google Code for a secure site, make sure you use the protocol-relative form of the URL.
- The simplicity of LESS CSS with CfStaticCfStatic allows you to write your CSS files using the developer-friendly LESS syntax without having to worry about Javascript support/performance on the client.
- Simplicity and clutterSimplicity is not about "clean", sparse designs. It's about including what's necessary and excluding what's not.
- Simpler link building in FW/1FW/1 now supports relative sections when using the buildUrl() API method, meaning less code and easier renaming
- ColdFusion ORM by John WhishReview of "ColdFusion ORM: A guide to developing applications using ColdFusion ORM" by John Whish