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A small typo on my part would make some case sensitive OS's caput on the requestService due to my mispelling of the "requestContext" I had typed "RequestContext", anyways, the zip has been updated with this small correction. Please download if you are getting weird behavior on case sensitive OS's. So download the latest bits to resolve these issues.

I have just spend some good time working on a revamped guide that will truly help the ColdBox newbie digest and get a hands on approach. You can reach it by clicking me here. This guide covers the application template and ANT generation scripts that ColdBox provides. It will be further enhanced once the application generator is finalized in the ColdBox Dashboard. Please give me your thou...

Catchy and corny title, right? Well, get your mind out of the gutter now and welcome another new guide for you Ajax Masters!! ColdBox & Ajax In a Tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!! It might be a short guide, but it sure is sweet!! Ok, enough with these corny references. Hope you enjoy it.

Well, more development has been under way this weekend and there is a lot of exciting news and updates that will be coming in the next few weeks, but I can't tell you! :) However, I can tell you that the companion application to the ColdBox Framework has received a new Trac site at the following location: http://ortus.svnrepository....

Welcome to another wonderful release day. This day marks a milestone in ColdBox development as I deploy the new deployment formats and two separate products: ColdBox ColdFusion Framework and ColdBox Dashboard. They are now two separate products with separate licenses and development timelines. So enjoy these new versions!! Before the news and release notes I want to thank God for his wisdom in yet another action packed release and for giving me the projects to help the ColdFusion community....

As with the new 2.0.1 release from yesterday, you now also get a new Refactoring Guide. This guide is a step by step guide on how to refactor ColdBox for use in your own custom server environments, shared environments or even embedding ColdBox in your commercial applications. Open The Refactoring Guide If you would like to add anything to this guide, please let me...

One of the most coolest features the 2.0.1 release brings is a Request Context snapshot viewer as part of the ColdBox Debugger. This snapshot shows you the state of your request at every specific event execution time. I find this tool extremely amazing, since I can see how my variables change, when they change, which event changed/added/removed them and much more. Look at the screenshot below:

Thanks to AJ Mercer, The application template included in the download for the dashboard became corrupt. I replaced them in the distribution files and I am attaching the zip file to this post. You can download it and place it under the following directory: {DashboardInstall}/model/templates/apptemplate.zip Just replace the old zip file and you should be ok. If not, just download the bundle again. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I just put together a ColdBox cheat sheet for all you ColdBox Developers. This cheat sheet gives you an overview of the most used functions in your every day development, tips and tricks. I have included a copy with the download bits and also in the track site. Now, you can also download it from here. ColdBox Cheat Sheet Again, this is a great way for you to learn the framework and have...

Adam Fortuna created a post on a technique to automatically assign default views to your application, which is very very interesting. I also posted an alternate way of assigning default views/layouts to even any handler by just creating and implementing a preHandler or postHandler method on your handler. Great Snippet ...