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Since Coldfusion isn't dead, I've combined the Coldfusion feeds that I'm subscribed to into a bundle (using Google Reader's newest feature).

You can subscribe to or view the feed bundle here: CF Feed Bundle

Note: For those looking for something useful, you won't find it in this post.

For a little Saturday fun, I set out to transform Coldfusion code using XSLT. It didn't take long before I ran into some issues.

The first problem I ran into was that most Coldfusion code doesn't have a root element (not to mention it isn't well formed XML in any sense).  You might be thinking "Well CFCs have a root node" and you'd be right. So I tried to transform a really simple CFC and I was somewhat successful.

The only caveat is that the use of a few almost all tags won't work. For example, <cfreturn foo /> isn't proper XML and Saxon complains. So at this point, this is pretty much a worthless exercise (see note above). Either way I ended up with something that did work (in the functional sense, not the useful sense). See the code below if you're interested in what the XSLT looks like.

XSLT Coldfusion

Very Simple CFC

Transformed Output

Two weeks ago I posted to Twitter that Emily and I would be moving to Washington, D.C.  I wanted to fill in the blanks for anyone that hasn't heard the whole story.

Around mid-November, I applied for a job after seeing a post on Sam Farmer's blog. Long story short, one phone interview, one trip to D.C. and four months later, I formally accepted a position with the Interfolio team. I've now officially started in my new position and thought a blog post was deserving.

As far as time lines, I will be working from home for the rest of May and we're moving during the first week of June. We're both excited for the great opportunities that this move presents to us.

Also, I'd like to say thank you to the team that I left at Mojo Interactive. If you're looking for a Coldfusion job in the Orlando area, send me your resume and I'll pass it to the right person at Mojo Interactive.

• Interfolio
  
• Mojo Interactive

It turns out April is full of events for the tech and creative communities in Orlando. I've listed all of the upcoming events below. If you know of something that didn't make it on the list please add it to the comments.

4/9 (Thursday) 6:30pm  Battle of Web Frameworks at Slingapours (map)

4/10 (Friday) 5pm Photowalking starts at CoLab Orlando (map)

4/17 (Friday) 8-11am Likemind Orlando at Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar (map)

4/18 (Saturday)9am-6pm BarCamp Orlando at Wall St Plaza (map)

4/18 (Saturday) Music After BarCamp at Wall St Plaza (map)

4/20 (Monday) 6-9pm Florida Creatives at Crooked Bayou (map)

4/22 (Wednesday) 6pm Forrester's Orlando Tweetup at Big River Grille & Brewing (map)

4/24 (Friday) 12-1pm SCRUM Lunch and Learn at CoLab Orlando (map)

4/30 (Thursday) 6-11pm Orlando Tweetup II at TBD

I hope to see you at one/all of these events. Have a geeky April!

I can't take credit for most of this list but I couldn't find it online either. Originally, the list made its way to me in an email from Gregg Pollack to the BarCamp Orlando mailing list.