Do you want to learn how to use helper templates and helper cfc's in your layouts, views, plugins, handlers or even interceptors?? Did you now that this feature exists in ColdBox since version 2.0.0??  Do you know what a helper is? Anyways, a helper cfc or template is just a collection of udf's or functions that you can reuse for either programmatic or visual "helping".  ColdBox already gives you a nice plugin architecture for you to build advanced and complex helpers. However, if you need simple things, like sometimes we do, we can whip out these guys in no time and ColdBox let's you bring them in with ease. So if you are interested in learning about helpers, just read this guide. So easy to do: <!--- Include a Helper in your view -->
<cfset includeudf(="" helpers="" dateutil="" )="">

I have been invited by the Munich CFUG to speak at their upcoming event in Munich: ColdFusion Camp 2008 and I will be able to attend and present on ColdBox in Munich, Germany.

This is the first major CF event in Germany in over six years and it will take place on November 27th in Oberschleineim near Munich.  This is my first time to Germany and I am incredibly excited to present ColdBox to the European crowd first hand.  Below is a little information about the event:

What: ColdFusion Camp 2008
When: November 27th from 9am to 6pm
Where: Conference center Orbis, Oberschleißheim
Price: 35 Euros!

You can find more details at http://www.cfug.de

Ernst van der Linden has been on a role lately on building incredible custom plugins for ColdBox applications.  He has just released his first version of a nice looking JS Calendar.  So go to his entry to check it out or the ColdBox code depot

Ernst van der Linden of Team ColdBox has just released another update to his ColdBox Spry Plugin .  It looks even sharper and more detailed than before.  The samples demo also looks very compelling.  So head out to his blog to check out the details.ColdBox Spry Plugin

The CFUnited blog just posted their "suggest a topic" entry for CFunited 2009.  Why don't you go over there and suggest topics that you would like to see about ColdBox.  Like their entry says, be creative.  So please go to their suggestion form and submit your ColdBox topics.

Thanks for helping out.