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This is a collection of open-ended questions, mostly to remind myself to ask a potential candidate. In most cases, there's no correct answer. I find it valuable to hear how someone responds and gauge the amount of passion they have for our profession.
# CFML
* Which CFML engines/versions have you used? Do you have a favorite? Why?
* Are you into script-based components or do you stick with tag-based source? When would you go with one over the other?
* When you install a new CFML application into a fresh server, what's your process? How do you like to run your apps?
* Which web server do you like to run in front of your CFML environment?
* Do you have a favorite ORM solution?
# Development
* What's your favorite source code editor or IDE? What's awesome about it?
* Are you comfortable building CFML projects with Apache Ant? What's your prefered way of running targets?
* Which testing framework do you like best? What about it suits you?
* For projects with complex UI's, which browser tools do you use to quickly fill in forms and execute use cases?
* What's your technique for working on multiple tasks concurrently and/or switching between various projects?
# Open Source
* To which open source projects have you contributed?
* Have you started your own open source projects?
* On which open source projects would you participate if you had no time constraints?
# Community
* Do you participate in your local CFUG, or other industry-related meetups?
* Do you go to conferences? Which ones?
* Which blogs/tweets/lists do you read regularly?
* On what topic would you like to give a presentation. In other words, what experience/knowledge do you have that you want to share with others?
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