Just a quick reminder that our next meeting will be this Thursday, at 6:00pm. We will be in the usual building, but in a different room. Details on that below.

Now that we have a feel for how many people will be attending most meetings, we won't be doing an RSVP every time. That said, the meeting is posted here and if you'd like to RSVP you may do so there (you must be logged in & a member of the group).

Apologies for the short-ish notice. I'll try to get back on my game and provide more notice next time. This month we're meeting a little earlier than usual. Our presenter, Daria, will be presenting at NCDevCon on May 22nd and 23rd, and asked if she could practice her presentation with us before then.

Daria will be presenting An Introduction to Caching.

Caching is such a deep and complex subject that it can be difficult to know where to begin. This session will cover the basics of caching in ColdFusion from using page and query caching to using CFCs to cache data and functions into a persistent scope to create a service, as well as the new caching functions in ColdFusion9. We will discuss the pros and cons of each solution and workarounds for caching and refreshing the cache as you need it. You'll be amazed at the difference caching can make for your websites.

I will also add RSVP details soon. For now, just mark your calendars!

One of our members, Nathan Mische will be presenting as part of Wharton's Higher Education Web Symposium, and asked me to pass the word along. He will be presenting as part of a session on web frameworks.

If you work as a developer in the Higher Education space, you might want to consider attending this conference. It's local, inexpensive, and looks like it will be providing a wealth of information.