Hello Everyone! Time is passing by quickly and The Into The Box conference gets closer every day (all the info here..)

Remember, May 12^th, 2015, 1 day before dev.Objective, that is the day where all your Box-dreams will come true! Don't forget to secure your ticket in time.

This week's feature speaker is : Curt Gratz

Q & A with Curt

What made you want to speak at Into The Box?

What does web development mean to you?

Anything you want to experience during the conference?

What advice would you give to your younger self, knowing what you know now?

This year's lineup of speakers has lots of quality, what other session(s) are you looking forward to attending?

This is a very hard question.  So much good stuff.  If I have to answer guess I am excited Killing Shark-Riding Dinosaurs with ORM

Curt's Session

NoSQL for you and me

Come enter the exciting world of document databases. In this session, we will permeate you with all the knowledge needed to do document modeling, Couchbase NoSQL server setup, integrations and app building.

Powering AngularJS With RESTFul services

Come discover the world of building single page applications. In this session we will begin our hackathon by building a RESTFul backend and then creating the front-end using AngularJS.

T-minus 83 days and counting. The Into The Box conference is approaching fast! 

Save the date -  May 12^th, 2015, 1 day before dev.Objective - and  secure your ticket today.

This week's feature speaker is : Nathaniel Francis

Q & A with Nathaniel

What made you want to speak at Into The Box?

I love the community and enjoy sharing what I know. Hopefully this will help some folks try new things.

What does web development mean to you?

It's a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it's some of the most enjoyable and rewarding work I've ever done. On the other hand, it has its own share of frustrations and irritations.

Anything you want to experience during the conference?

As usual with the ColdFusion community and ColdBox group, I'm looking forward to the camaraderie and mutual support. It's nice to be among friends.

What advice would you give to your younger self, knowing what you know now?

Keep trying. Keep learning. There's always something new around the bend.

This year's lineup of speakers has lots of quality, what other session(s) are you looking forward to attending?

I'm interested to see the Preside presentation. I don't work with the product, but I've heard great things.

Nathaniel's Session

Powering AngularJS with RESTFul services

Come discover the world of building single page applications. In this session we will begin our hackathon by building a RESTFul backend and then creating the front-end using AngularJS

Into The Box is only 92 days away!  

The date for the conference is May 12^th, 2015, 1 day before dev.Objective. Sales are already taking off so we encourage you to  secure your ticket today.

This week's feature speaker is : Brad Wood.

Q & A with Brad

What made you want to speak at Into The Box?

I love the Box stack and had a great time last year. I love learning and I love helping others learn, and there's a lot to learn about making yourself more productive with the box stack.

What does web development mean to you?

Web development is really what got me into programming in general. It started as a hobby in college and turned into a love that also happens to be part of my job.

Anything you want to experience during the conference?

I'm hoping there's a mariachi band again. My absolute favorite part though was just sitting around with people and talking about their workflows, how they code, and getting their feedback on how to make the Box stack better.

What advice would you give to your younger self, knowing what you know now?

Don't change a thing.

This year's lineup of speakers has lots of quality, what other session(s) are you looking forward to attending?

Like I said before-- my favorite "sessions" at any conference are the impromptu ones around someone else's laptop in the hallway as you show off cool stuff. That said, "Killing Shark-Riding Dinosaurs with ORM" sounds pretty amazing just from the name, and I'm excited to see the "PresideCMS - create a site from scratch" session just to see what cool things PresideCMS does since it's all built on ColdBox.

Brad's Sessions

NoSQL for you and me

Come enter the exciting world of document databases. In this session, we will permeate you with all the knowledge needed to do document modeling, Couchbase NoSQL server setup, integrations and app building.

ColdBox 4 MVC Modular Architecture

In this session we will introduce you to the modular architecture concepts behind ColdBox MVC and how you can build sustainable and flexible web applications via modularity.

Package Management and Automation with CommandBox

In this session we will explore how to build, reuse and distribute CommandBox packages. We will also venture into automation land with all the different automation capabilities CommandBox offers not only at the Operating System level but at the CFML level. Anybody up for a CFML task runner?

Into The Box is only 99 days away and in the next coming weeks we will be highlighting our speakers and their awesome sessions.  So remember to mark May 12^th, 2015, 1 day before dev.Objective, on your calendar and don't forget to secure your ticket in time.  One of the speakers that will be at Into The Box this year is this week's feature speaker: Seth Engen.

Q & A with Seth

What made you want to speak at Into The Box?

It is always nice for me to have an opportunity to spread the word about any of the *Box products.  I have always been impressed with the companies that support their development and the product that result from these efforts.  The world needs to know and I will do my part to help in that cause!

What does web development mean to you?

Since the first time I loaded a web page that I had created I knew I was doing something I loved.  It is fulfilling for me to create something that will solve a business problem for a client and to see their gratitude as they use the product.  It is such of an ever-changing landscape and that is what makes every day new and exciting.

Anything you want to experience during the conference?

It is always the highlight to see fellow developers that we have talked to via our interactions throughout the year.  The talent of those developers is fun to experience as they present on their respective areas of expertise.  The *Box products are numerous and always undergoing changes...I like to find those things I have been missing or have yet to implement.

What advice would you give to your younger self, knowing what you know now?

Learn, learn, and keep learning.  Oh and by the way, that Netflix like product you had created with the web development class you were teaching...go with that idea...it just might work.

This year's lineup of speakers has lots of quality, what other session(s) are you looking forward to attending?

I am really excited about CommandBox so the presentations by Luis Majano "Go Commando with CommandBox CLI" and Brad Wood "Package Management and Automation with CommandBox" are of interest to me.

Seth's Session

Customizing ContentBox Themes, Widgets and Modules, Oh My!

Learn to customize ContentBox as we demonstrate custom layout, widget, and module creation/installation features. Through an exploration of elements that I have created my own ContentBox installs you will gain an understanding of how you can fully customize ContentBox for your own use.