Andrew Cripps

Microsoft invented a technology called Smart Tags. Smart Tags allow text to be marked up with actions, such as hyperlinks, when the text is displayed. They planned to introduce the technology with Windows XP. However, since public opinion was strongly against it, Microsoft decided... (more)

Saving development costs by reusing code has been a goal of the computing industry for a long time. With a little forethought you can save time and money developing Web systems using ColdFusion by encapsulating functionality in custom tags. This article describes how to nest cus... (more)

In 1995 Allaire launched the ColdFusion Web Application Server. Since that launch, java has become an important language for the web, and Allaire has moved right along to combine the power of java with ColdFusion. On June 15, 1999, Allaire purchased JRun, giving them a powerful ja... (more)

This article describes Allaire's technology roadmap. Allaire started off with a single product, the ColdFusion Web application server. Now they have many products, and there's an increasingly strong relationship between them. Allaire is using a range of code names to refer to its... (more)

Picture yourself in a hotel lobby in Washington, DC, clutching a laptop bag and a suitcase, surrounded by about a hundred other people with similar luggage and appearance. You've just checked in, and you're flipping through the conference guide to get your bearings and making las... (more)