FuseBox 4 - From the Beginning… Kevin Penny, MMCP

Questions Answered - Topics Covered What is FB4? What can FuseBox do for me? Why should I use it? How does it work? Does it require skills I don’t have?s How do I get started? When should I start using it? Where can I get information on it?

FuseBox - The Framework – What is it? Way to organize code and files A methodology for programming A core file that supports the above A non-profit organization (fusebox.org) that coordinates the above

What can the FuseBox do for me? Standardization of code (No Cowboys) Better team communication Cheaper/Easier maintenance Can pick up others code faster Fewer bugs due to different styles Can think about the fun stuff instead of code structure

How does it work? A request made of the server to perform some action is known as a fuseaction. Fuseactions are made up of the circuit name, a dot separator, and the actual request. –Cart.addItem –Users.login –Srm.displayusers –Noun.verb A Circuit determines what fuseaction is called The page is parsed (created) and sent to the requesting user

Show me How it works Download Core files/Installation from fusebox.org Preferably CFMX Version LIVE DEMO BEGINS –Download Core Files (FB4) –Run page – HELP?! (John Bynons Tutorial to the Rescue) –Create Circuit File TIP – Windows Users: Tools – Folder Options – View – Uncheck ‘Hide extentions for Known file types’! –Add a page –Run the page –View Page –View Compiled CFM file Source –Create a View Page –Create a Form Page –Create a FormAction Page –Run the Pages

Questions? Why is the Sky Blue? How do they get the caramel in the Caramilk bar? When you eat Smarties do you eat the Red ones last? What would you do for a Klondike Bar?

Credits Micheal Smith’s PPT on FB4FB4 FuseBox.org John Beynons Tutorial (SAVIOR!)Tutorial –Lesson 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Sandy Clark FuseBox 4 extentionextention HotGigs.com – Contract JobsHotGigs.com