Fusebox 3.0 Welcome To Fusebox Michael Smith, TeraTech, Inc. [e-mail]

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Fusebox 3.0Welcome To FuseboxMichael Smith,
TeraTech, Inc.michael_at_teratech.com
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Overview

• What is Fusebox?
• Sample Sites
• General Concepts
• Why Fusebox?
• Extended Topics
• Demo
• How to get started
• Q A

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Speaker Information

• Who am I?
• Michael Smith
• President of TeraTech, Inc Rockville MD
• http//www.teratech.com/
• ttWebReportServer, CFXGraphicserver
• MDCFUG, CFUN-02, Fusebox Conf
• Articles in CFDJ, Fusion Authority
• CFUN-02 June 15-16 Wash DC
• http//www.cfconf.org/cfun-02/

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More About Me

• ColdFusion Developer
• 6 years with ColdFusion
• Also work with SQL, JavaScript, HTML, VB, Oracle,
  Access
• Teach one-on-one and custom classes
• On site and custom development
• Fusebox and Process Methodology

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What is Fusebox? (part one)

• An organized style of coding for the web
• A plan for designing applications
• Teamwork in action
• So much more!

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Organized Coding for the Web (part two)

• Fusebox is Self-documenting
• All program flow is in one file (fbx_switch.cfm)
• Logic, Queries, and HTML are separated
• Easy to organize large applications into sub
  applications, called circuits
• Variables are passed cleanly

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Designing Applications (part three)

• Projects are broken into clear phases
• Design Prototyping (What and How)
• Initial ideas for What, Wireframe
• Storyboard leads to Prototype, defining How
• Coding, Testing Deployment
• Prototype is built into real app
• Code can be unit tested
• Easy to deploy

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Teamwork in Action (part four)

• Flow is clear, so it is easy to interconnect
  pages
• Prototype clearly defines look and feel, so no
  risk of pages looking differently than expected
• HTML, queries, and code can be done independently
• In effect, different team members produce
  similar, compatible results

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More! (part five)

• Extended features allow apps to grow
• Fusebox can be implemented very simply
• Take advantage of only the features you need
• Start simple and have the ability to grow into
  larger functions

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Sample Fusebox Sites

• http//www.section508.gov/
• http//www.casio.com/
• http//www.crayola.com/
• http//www.autobytel.com/
• http//www.ebags.com/
• http//www.exxonmobiltravel.com/
• http//www.orderpizzabolis.com/
• http//www.ukcfug.org/
• http//dls.fws.gov/
• http//www.csxi.com/
• http//www.fusebox.org/index.cfm?fuseactionsites.
  default

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General Concepts

• Fuseactions determine flow
• Everything calls index.cfm
• All pages are included from one central file
  fbx_switch.cfm
• Files are defined as either Display, Query,
  Logic/action code, or system files (dsp_, qry_,
  act_, fbx_)
• Variables passed between pages become
  attributes.variablename

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Short Break

• Five min break...

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Why? State of the Art Failure
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Point-to-Point Routing
New York
Tampa
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Hub-and-Spoke System
Chicago
Seattle
New York
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Tampa
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Point-to-Point Programming
Module F
Module E
Module B
Module C
Module A
Module D
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Fusebox Programming
Module E
Module F
Module C
Fusebox
Module A
Module B
Module D
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Benefits of Standardization

• Better team communication
• Cheaper maintenance
• Can pick up others code faster
• Fewer bugs due to different styles
• Can think about the fun stuff instead of code
  structure

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Extended Topics

• Just a quick overview...
• Nested Circuits
• Nested Layouts
• Exit Fuseactions (XFAs)
• XML Fusedocs
• Wireframing
• Devnotes

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Demo

• Look at a couple sample Fusebox apps
• What is fbx_switch.cfm?
• How are fuseactions called?

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How to get started

• http//www.fusebox.org/
• Download core files
• Copy sample app into your directory
• Start editing fbx_switch.cfm to your needs!
• Create dsp_, qry_, and act_ files
• Check out our FB101 and FB201 classes!

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Resources

• Fusebox core files are freely available from
  www.fusebox.org
• Various sites have free tutorials, white papers,
  sample code, etc.
• www.halhelms.com
• www.grokfusebox.com
• www.bjork.net
• www.beynon.org.uk
• www.bombusbee.com php version
• Hal Helms articles in CFDJ magazine

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Questions?
Come join us for FB101 tomorrow! Watch
http//www.teratech.com/training/ for new dates
and site update Dont forget your surveys!