Before Google: The Wild West of Early Search Engines
Before Google, finding information online often felt like a guessing game. This Tech Throwback looks at the early search engines that shaped the web, how search has evolved, and what today’s changes mean for your website’s visibility.
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Is Your Old Website Design Hurting Your SEO in the Age of AI?
An outdated website isn’t just hurting your design—it’s silently killing your rankings, driving away mobile users, and making your business invisible in the new era of AI-powered search.
The WRIS Development Lifecycle: Strong Applications Start with a Strong Process.
WRIS follows a structured development lifecycle to plan, build, test, deploy, and maintain web applications efficiently and transparently. Using tools like Jira, version control, and modern deployment practices, we ensure projects stay organized, reliable, and ready to evolve with your business.
ColdFusion Plays Well With Others: Integrating Modern APIs with Legacy Systems
ColdFusion provides multiple ways to integrate legacy applications with modern APIs and external services. Using approaches such as Java libraries, JVM tools, cfexecute, and JavaScript integrations, organizations can extend the life of existing ColdFusion systems while connecting them to modern platforms.
From the Desk of your Grumpy Dev: New Year, New App, Is this ColdFusion Product Worth Saving?
Not every aging ColdFusion app needs to be put down. This article offers a no-nonsense framework for deciding whether your system should be modernized, stabilized, or retired, separating real technical debt from problems that can actually be fixed. Instead of defaulting to an expensive rewrite, it helps you evaluate whether your app is still delivering value. and what the smartest next move really is.
Tech Throwback: MySpace, The First Social Media Empire
Our latest Tech Throwback takes us back to the early days of MySpace, when online profiles were fully customizable, music discovery was everything, and the internet felt a little more personal. This piece looks at how MySpace helped shape digital culture, from DIY web design to online communities, and why its influence can still be seen across today’s platforms.
Using WordPress as a Front-End to Your ColdFusion App
If you’re looking for a way to combine powerful back-end performance with a flexible, content-rich front end, the answer might be simpler than you think. By using WordPress as the front end and ColdFusion as the back end, teams can create a hybrid solution that delivers the best of both worlds.