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Brandon Harper

Brandon Harper has been programming in ColdFusion since 1998 and also actively writes applications in Python and Java. He is currently a Senior Software Developer at Acxiom where he works on an enterprise service platform which powers their risk mitigation products. Brandon was also a technical editor for Inside ColdFusion MX, and maintains a blog at devnulled.com.

i-Technology Viewpoint: Why Java Is Not Slow

By Brandon Harper

A common fallacy that I see repeated over and over again is: 'If you need speed, you could convert your Java application to C or C++'. I don't claim to be a Java expert by any means, but I do think I have a good enough understanding of the Java platform as well as...

Feb. 9, 2007 01:45 PM Reads: 21,703 Replies: 12

Why Interfaces in ColdFusion Are Irrelevant

By Brandon Harper

One of the many hotly contested items about ColdFusion in recent times that some developers have been clamoring for are the addition of interfaces to ColdFusion Components as part of the standard CFML language. At one time I was definitely in this camp myself - in...

Jan. 3, 2007 04:30 PM Reads: 11,119 Replies: 1

Blogging & Development Perspectives

By Brandon Harper

With the proliferation of many respected developers in the ColdFusion community sharing their experiences and knowledge by blogging, we've seen quite a huge jump in both information sharing as well as the discussion of best practices in software development.

Aug. 21, 2006 12:45 AM Reads: 23,497 Replies: 2

Are There More Java Jobs Than .NET Jobs? US Job Market for Developers (Informally) Examined

By Brandon Harper

'I don't view this informal querying of a job aggregator to be the end-all absolute truth, nor do I really view it as a scientifically sound study,' writes Brandon Harper as he makes public the results of an job-market survey using data from indeed.com (an aggrega...

Mar. 8, 2005 12:00 AM Reads: 11,618 Replies: 8

HTTP Status Codes: Do the Unthinkable

By Brandon Harper

HTTP status codes can help you implement threading and more. Here are a couple of ideas. Although the power of ColdFusion allows us as developers to do many things very quickly compared to many other languages, there are times when we find CFML does not offer all ...

Oct. 20, 2004 12:00 AM Reads: 19,245 Replies: 3

Are There More Java Jobs Than .NET Jobs?

By Brandon Harper

Jun. 19, 2004 02:15 PM Reads: 31,762 Replies: 24

YOUR FEEDBACK

	Is Sun Looking to Replace CEO Jonathan Schwartz? By Maureen O'Gara Brigdson Smith wrote: remember, Eric Schmidt was Schwartz's first boss at Sun - something tells me if he left Sun, it'd take four minutes for him to end up to Google.
	What Does the Future Hold for the Java Language? By Joe Winchester Tommy wrote: I simply do not agree on many parts: - .NET has a lot of traction - you can certainly know well (and master) more than one language. If you cannot master more than one language, this could potentially be one of your limits. - Java is not a perfect language - It is ea...
	i-Technology Opinion: Why Use Extreme Programming? By Troy Holmes James Nwaba wrote: This is a nice article - very straight froward, easy to understand.However, there was no mention of any organization that have implemented XP. The author said, "Many of the concepts found in this lightweight method of development have been implemented into the ...
	iPhone Office: 100 Ways to Turn Your Device into the Ultimate Productivity Tool By Jessica Merritt QueZZtion wrote: Can the iPhone really work as a multimedia remote for iTunes or even a desktop?
	DoJa in NTT DoCoMo Phones By Zev Blut Venkat wrote: Excellent explanation. It will be helpful if it was in pictorial form ie with the emulator images. Can u please send me the I-mode to I appli communication and a brief explanatioj about the architecture.Thanks in advance.