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2021-06-08 Weekly News - Episode 107Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/eaX1QZszAwQ Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions: Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube.  Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips) Patreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 83% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsCommandBox Docker v3.4.0 Images ReleasedToday we are pleased to announce the release of version 3.4.0 of our CommandBox Docker images, which bumps the CommandBox binary version to v5.3.1. This release primarily contains optimizations and updates to leverage the new environmental support options available in CommandBox 5.3.0 and above.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-docker-v340-images-released https://hub.docker.com/r/ortussolutions/commandbox/ICYMI - Lucee 5.3.8.179-RC4 (Final Release Candidate) ReleasedThis will be the Final RC before STABLE, available via your admin or via https://download.lucee.org/There are some improvements for MS SQL users since RC3. There is currently a problem with MS SQL extensions not being available for download, including 7.22, apologies, this will be fixed tomorrow.https://dev.lucee.org/t/lucee-5-3-8-179-rc4-final-release-candidate/8400 Ortus Webinar for June - Eric Peterson - Topic - Build a Blog in 30 minutes with QuickWednesday, June 30th at 11:00 AM CTIn this webinar, Eric will: give us an overview of ColdBox and Quick, give us reasons why we would use this library, he'll show us an example app to explore how it works and we'll have tons of live coding!Webinars Page: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-2qrzMiG9DIROF-hQGy8Qj2TUkGHGth ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - Getting Started with FusionReactor, with Brad WoodThursday Jun 3rd at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-4.New to FusionReactor? Perhaps you have a license but aren't sure how to tap into the features? We'll cover the basics of using FR to profile code, view your running and recent requests, and how to tell what is making a request slow. We'll cover tracking JDBC requests, HTTPS calls, and using the Profiler feature. There are many more features in FR, but we'll cover enough to get you started.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/278404050/ Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWkh2Yig3yQ Reminder - State of the CF Union SurveyHelp us find out the state of the CF Union – what versions of CFML Engine do people use, what frameworks, tools etc. We will share the summary results with everyone who completes the survey so that you can see how you compare with other CF developers.Spread the news so we can get as many responses as possible.https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2021-survey CFCasts Content Updateshttp://www.cfcasts.com Just ReleasedObject-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series) Abstract Classes Basic example of composition Changing Objects at Runtime Don't forget - the first 4 videos in this series are FREE Coming this weekObject-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series) Why Composition over Inheritance Diamond-design Problem Interfaces with Ducks Coming up soon More What’s new with ColdBox 6 More What’s new in qb 8 More Using DocBox Up and Running with Quick LogBox 101 Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAdobe ColdFusion Developers WeekJune 22-24, 2021 - OnlineAgenda now on the website - 2 tracks 4 times 7am 9am 12pm 2pm (PT)No podcast on the 22nd due to the Developer WeekCoders, mark your calendars for Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021!Coders, Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 is edging closer! This year, we’ve lined up a series of sessions and webinars that will give you a 360-degree view of ColdFusion 2021’s brand new features and updates. Right from developing cloud-native applications to reducing downtime, these webinars will let you in on the best tips to deploy applications rapidly and seamlessly.This is your chance to meet coders from across the globe and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the industry. And that’s not all! Your presence at the conference will earn you points that can help you win exciting prizes and vouchers. Our scoreboard will keep track of active participation!Whether you’re a new developer, someone with little or no experience with Adobe ColdFusion, or even if you have been using it all your life, Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week 2021 is where you need to be. Don’t miss out!https://adobe.vconfex.com/site/adobe-coldfusion-developer-week/977Apple WWDC21 - Glow and behold - this weekJune 7-11The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. You’ll get a first look at the latest Apple platforms, tools, and technologies — so you can create your most innovative apps and games yet.Learn about this year’s Swift Student Challenge, and stay tuned for additional details.https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/ Ortus’s Conferences for 2021Into the Box - ITB Online or In Person - Survey went out to ask would you be willing to attend in personSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soon (once we decide online or in person)ITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/ Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Jon Clausen - Ortus Solutions - CommandBox Docker v3.4.0 Images ReleasedToday we are pleased to announce the release of version 3.4.0 of our CommandBox Docker images, which bumps the CommandBox binary version to v5.3.1. This release primarily contains optimizations and updates to leverage the new environmental support options available in CommandBox 5.3.0 and above.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-docker-v340-images-released   Blog - Charlie Arehart - My upcoming talk, "ColdFusion at 25: not the kid most have stuck in their minds"As you may have heard by now, the Adobe CF Developer Week 2021 will be held June 22-24. My session will be on June 22 at 4p Central in Track 2. While currently the DevWeek site only offers session titles and speakers (not descriptions) here is mine, from the "presentations" page here on my site.https://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2021/6/8/my_upcoming_cfdevweek_talk_CF_at_25Blog - Wil De Bruin - A new coldbox app with commandbox: A walk in the park?I want to share some recent experience with you, when I created a new coldbox app. Disclaimer: Actually I would like to improve the first impression when generating a new coldbox app, but I may sound a bit biased. As some of you might know I am not always happy with commandbox, especially with the way it handles lucee in production environments.Most of the time, we are working on some long term projects, but recently I had to setup something new, just some proof of concept. So I created a project, ran some of these box coldbox create app wizards and became the proud owner of a brand new cfml advancedscript template setup. https://shiftinsert.nl/a-new-coldbox-app-with-commandbox-a-walk-in-the-park/ Relevant Docs: https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/for-newbies/60-minute-quick-startBlog - Charle Arehart - CF DevWeek 2021 agenda now postedWhile we’ve heard for several weeks about the coming Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week event (June 22-24) since it’s announcement here and elsewhere, some great news is that the agenda has now been posted. (The topics have also been trickled out via the Adobe CF twitter account.)You can find all the session topics and their times at the registration site. When you click the “Agenda” menu option, you’ll find the 3 days of sessions, in two tracks with about 3-4 sessions per track each day, for a total of 20 sessions.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/06/cf-devweek-2021-agenda-now-posted/ Blog - Wil De Bruin - Module dependencies in interceptorsInterceptors in coldbox are very powerful. They are components which listen to events which are announced by the core framework or modules or custom events created by your application. But this post is not about all details of creating interceptors, you can read all about it in the coldbox documentation. I am using them all the time since they are so powerful, but sometimes they don’t behave as expected, especially when your interceptor depends on other modules.https://shiftinsert.nl/module-dependencies-in-interceptors/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Managing Lists Of IDs Using HTML FORM Posts In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, I'm in the middle of building a custom feature for one of our clients. This feature lives outside of any SPA (Single-Page Application); and, uses "old school" form submission techniques to process the interactions. The techniques that I'm using are the same ones that I learned 2 decades ago. And they still work perfectly well! This is a testament to both the HTML specification and the way that ColdFusion simplifies the management of form submission data. And while this feels like "old technology" to me, it occurred to me that there might be little gems in here that newer developers don't know about. As such, I wanted to put together a quick demo on managing lists of IDs using HTML FORM posts in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4061-managing-lists-of-ids-using-html-form-posts-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog Adam Cameron - CFML: messing around with mixins (part 1)There was a conversation on the CFML Slack channel the other day about mixing-in functions into objects in CFML. This stemmed from some of the way CFWheels has been architected, such as how the main Controller class is composed:https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/06/cfml-messing-around-with-mixins-part-1.html Tweet - Brad Wood - New CommandBox Themed shirt on BoxLife storeHey CommandBox users, we've added a cool CommandBox-themed shirt to the BoxLife store that says "Server is Up" to remind you of the magic of starting CF servers!https://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/shop#!/server+is+up!?idea=60b4a32396e7c070517d5872 #CFML #ColdFusionhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1400908226854539266 https://twitter.com/bdw429s Blog - Ben Nadel - Changing Function Argument Defaults At Runtime In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In the vast, vast majority of cases, when I author a Function in ColdFusion that has default argument values, those values are static. Meaning, the argument falls-back to a hard-coded token like 0 or "" or false. The other day, however, when I was exploring the Password4j password hashing library in Lucee CFML, I created a ColdFusion component that had dynamic Function Argument defaults that could be changed at runtime. To be honest, it felt a little strange at the time. As such, I wanted to isolate the use-case and think-it-through a bit in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4060-changing-function-argument-defaults-at-runtime-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - FusionReactor - Automatic Root Cause Error AnalysisEvent Snapshots are intended to provide deep-level insight whenever a problem, such as an exception or thread latency occurs. Snapshots are triggered automatically. The Event Snapshot provides automatic root cause error analysis by displaying source code, scope variables, stack trace, and logging information at the point the problem occurs. This, therefore, provides everything you need to isolate the issue as quickly and efficiently as possible.https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/technical-blogs/automatic-root-cause-error-analysis/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 134 ColdFusion positions from 60 companies across 97 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.2 new jobs listed this weekContract - ColdFusion Developer at Middle Town, NJ - United States Posted Jun 04https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/CFDev-at-NJ-MiddleTow/11281 Full-Time - Coldfusion Developer at Bengaluru, Karnataka - India Posted Jun 01https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Developer-at-Bengaluru-Karnataka/11280 Ortus - Senior Developer (USA and El Salvaldor)https://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/careersForgeBox Module of the WeekJSONPrettyPrint Pretty print JSON objects with line breaks and indentation to make it more human readable. If you have an app that writes JSON files that humans need to easily be able to read, run the JSON through this library first. By default, it doesn't modify the data at all-- only the whitespace. It can, however, sort JSON object keys for you if you wish. https://www.forgebox.io/view/JSONPrettyPrint  VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekRemote - Containers (Preview) by Microsoft 3,933,782 installsThe Remote - Containers extension lets you use a Docker container as a full-featured development environment. Whether you deploy to containers or not, containers make a great development environment because you can: Develop with a consistent, easily reproducible toolchain on the same operating system you deploy to. Quickly swap between different, separate development environments and safely make updates without worrying about impacting your local machine. Make it easy for new team members / contributors to get up and running in a consistent development environment. Try out new technologies or clone a copy of a code base without impacting your local setup. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers  Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community Website Our Patreons  Don Bellamy Eric Hoffman David Belanger Gary Knight Giancarlo Gomez Jonathan Perret Mario Rodrigues Jeffry McGee - Sunstar Media John Wilson - Synaptrix  Yogesh Mathur Joseph Lamoree Ben Nadel Brett DeLine Carl Von Stetten Charlie Arehart Dan Card Daniel Garcia Didier Lesnicki Edgardo Cabezas Jan Jannek Jason Daiger Jeff McClain Jeremy Adams Jonas Eriksson Jordan Clark Kai Koenig Laksma Tirtohadi Leon Seremelis Matthew Darby Matthew Clemente Mingo Hagen Patrick Flynn Ross Phillips Scott Steinbeck Stephany Monge Steven Klotz You can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-06-01 Weekly News - Episode 106Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jmA7-rHjomk Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions: Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube.  Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips) Patreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 84% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsLucee 5.3.8.179-RC4 (Final Release Candidate) ReleasedThis will be the Final RC before STABLE, available via your admin or via https://download.lucee.org/There are some improvements for MS SQL users since RC3. There is currently a problem with MS SQL extensions not being available for download, including 7.22, apologies, this will be fixed tomorrow.https://dev.lucee.org/t/lucee-5-3-8-179-rc4-final-release-candidate/8400 Adobe leaking Dev Week Sessions on TwitterAdobe has not added sessions to the Dev Week site yet, but Adobe is tweeting promos with the Session Name, Speaker, date and time on Twitter.https://twitter.com/coldfusionOnline CF Meetup - Getting Started with FusionReactor, with Brad WoodThursday Jun 3rd at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-4.New to FusionReactor? Perhaps you have a license but aren't sure how to tap into the features? We'll cover the basics of using FR to profile code, view your running and recent requests, and how to tell what is making a request slow. We'll cover tracking JDBC requests, HTTPS calls, and using the Profiler feature. There are many more features in FR, but we'll cover enough to get you started.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/278404050/ Ortus Webinar for June - Eric Peterson - Topic - Build a Blog in 30 minutes with QuickWebinars Page: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Registration: coming soonICYMI TestBox v4.3 Released!We are excited to announce a new minor version release of TestBox version 4.3.x. To install just use CommandBox: install testbox --saveDev or to update your TestBox installation update testbox.This update includes several cool new features and improvements that will delight your testing life! For example, we have integrated your favorite code editors to the simple reporter so you can now open the line of code that failed your test or created and exception!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-v43-released  Reminder - State of the CF Union SurveyHelp us find out the state of the CF Union – what versions of CFML Engine do people use, what frameworks, tools etc. We will share the summary results with everyone who completes the survey so that you can see how you compare with other CF developers.Spread the news so we can get as many responses as possible.https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2021-survey CFCasts Content Updateshttp://www.cfcasts.com New features alert🚨: Now you can see when our OOP videos will be dropping! Also, this series will have closed captions 🙌Just Released Object-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series) Inheritance Public vs Private Between Components What is Multiple Inheritance Using Super() Don't forget - the first 4 videos in this series are FREE Using DocBox (https://www.cfcasts.com/series/using-docbox)Intro: Using DocBox (Free) Coming this weekObject-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series) Abstract Classes Basic example of composition Changing Objects at Runtime Coming up soon More What’s new with ColdBox 6 More What’s new in qb 8 Up and Running with Quick LogBox 101 Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAdobe ColdFusion Developers WeekJune 22-24, 2021 - OnlineCoders, mark your calendars for Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021!Coders, Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 is edging closer! This year, we’ve lined up a series of sessions and webinars that will give you a 360-degree view of ColdFusion 2021’s brand new features and updates. Right from developing cloud-native applications to reducing downtime, these webinars will let you in on the best tips to deploy applications rapidly and seamlessly.This is your chance to meet coders from across the globe and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the industry. And that’s not all! Your presence at the conference will earn you points that can help you win exciting prizes and vouchers. Our scoreboard will keep track of active participation!Whether you’re a new developer, someone with little or no experience with Adobe ColdFusion, or even if you have been using it all your life, Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week 2021 is where you need to be. Don’t miss out!https://adobe.vconfex.com/site/adobe-coldfusion-developer-week/977ICYMI - MS Build - last weekMay 25-27Learn. Connect. Code. Explore what’s next in tech and the future of hybrid work. Find solutions, sharpen skills, and find what you can add to your toolbox at this year’s event.https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home ICYMI - DockerCon - last weekMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.https://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Apple WWDC21 - Glow and beholdJune 7-11The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. You’ll get a first look at the latest Apple platforms, tools, and technologies — so you can create your most innovative apps and games yet.Learn about this year’s Swift Student Challenge, and stay tuned for additional details.https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/ Ortus’s Conferences for 2021ITB Online or In Person - Survey went out to ask would you be willing to attend in personSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soon (once we decide online or in person)Survey for onsite or nothttps://us1.list-manage.com/survey?u=09b13d89e6ce4c287f4c1f1b0&id=936054da77&e=44c477cc32&ITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - The 14th Annual Regular Expression Day - June 1st 2021For 14 years I've been trying to spread the joy - nay, the awesomeness - of Regular Expressions. And while my love of Regular Expressions continues to grow with each year, it turns out, so does the complexity and overhead of adulting. For the past few years, this day of reflection has snuck up on me. And, each year, it becomes harder and harder to plan anything fun. Throw in a global pandemic and a crazy-ass work schedule, and things get even worse. As such, I have nothing at all planned for this year.https://xkcd.com/208/ https://regexr.com/https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4058-the-14th-annual-regular-expression-day-june-1st-2021.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Migrating Password Hashing Algorithms In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47Over the weekend, I looked at using the Password4j password hashing library in Lucee CFML. One of the APIs that the Password4j library includes is the ability to update a hash with new hashing characteristics. This is actually something I've had to do in the past - migrating a system to a stronger, more security hashing algorithm. As such, I thought it would be fun to demonstrates using the Password4j library in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4057-migrating-password-hashing-algorithms-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Adam Cameron - CFML: weirdness with… <cfquery> and single-quote escapingI was looking around for a good (read: bad) example of one of those exercises in "building a dynamic SQL string inside a <cfquery>". Firstly, one should pretty much never do this. You are almost certainly tightly-coupling business logic with DB-tier logic, and that's an anti-pattern right there. And it also means you can't test it without hitting an actual database, which is rubbish. So just: don't do it. Build the SQL string first, testing all the logic as you go, and once the string is built, pass the completed thing to queryExecute (let's all just pretend <cfquery> doesn't exist: it's a horrific construct, and should have been left to die in the C20th where it belongs).https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/cfml-weirdness-with-and-single-quote.html Blog - Ben Nadel - Using Password4j And The BCrypt, SCrypt, And Argon2 Password Hashing Algorithms In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, we use BCrypt to perform a one-way, cryptographic hash of user passwords. Which we've been doing for as long as I can remember. In a conversation the other day, however, I mentioned to Adam Tuttle that I thought there was now a more "modern" hashing algorithm; but, that I didn't know what it was. So, I wanted to take a minute to freshen-up my understanding of password hashing best practices (and how they can be applied in ColdFusion and Lucee CFML).https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4056-using-password4j-and-the-bcrypt-scrypt-and-argon2-password-hashing-algorithms-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Nolan Erck - Object Oriented Programming with CFML Video SeriesWant to learn Object Oriented Programming with CFML? Are you still struggling with Components? No idea what they do or how to use them with confidence? Then you’re in luck! South of Shasta has partnered with Ortus Solutions and we’ve just released the “Object Oriented Programming Series” training videos on CFCasts.  This is a collection of 35 videos, designed for the CFML developer that is still struggling with how to use Components.  Each video is a bite-size bit of information about Object Oriented Programming using CFML.https://southofshasta.com/blog/object-oriented-programming-with-cfml-video-series/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Including Tracing Headers In Nginx 1.18.0 Access Logs Using Custom FormattingAs I mentioned yesterday, we're trying to track down a mysterious logout issue at InVision. Part of this investigation involves trying to understand where an even more mysterious 502 Bad Gateway error is coming from. Due to the many layers of our network, it's proving difficult to figure out which "network hop" is failing. Yesterday, I looked at adding tracing headers to Amazon's ALB using X-Amzn-Trace-Id. Today, I want to look at adding tracing headers to the access logs in Nginx 1.18.0 using a custom log format.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4055-including-tracing-headers-in-nginx-1-18-0-access-logs-using-custom-formatting.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using The "X-Amzn-Trace-Id" Header For Request Tracing Through Amazon's Load BalancersAt InVision, David Bainbridge and I have been working hard to figure out why some users are getting randomly logged-out of one of our client-side applications. Part of what makes this issue so challenging to debug is that there are many services that touch requests coming out of this application. And, even though we are using request tracing headers in our distributed system, we are struggling to connect the dots as those requests pass-through Amazon's load balancers. Yesterday, however, David discovered that Amazon's load balancers will record (and modify) the HTTP header, X-Amzn-Trace-Id, within their request logs. I think this may really help us!https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4054-using-the-x-amzn-trace-id-header-for-request-tracing-through-amazons-load-balancers.htm Tweet - Brad Wood - New CommandBox FusionReactor Module featureI added an enhancement to the CommandBox FusionReactor module to set a diff host for FR vs your server. Use case: CommandBox HTTP listener is on localhost behind a proxy, but you want FR's port to be directly accessible externally. https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/embedded-server/fusionreactor#custom-host https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1397595274260930562https://twitter.com/bdw429sCFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 130 ColdFusion positions from 57 companies across 96 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.0 new jobs listed this weekOrtus - Senior Developerhttps://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/careersForgeBox Module of the Weekqb v8.5 (query builder ) by Eric Petersonqb is a fluent query builder for CFML. It is heavily inspired by Eloquent from Laravel.Using qb, you can: Quickly scaffold simple queries Make complex, out-of-order queries possible Abstract away differences between database engines https://www.forgebox.io/view/qb VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekHighlight Bad Chars by Kevin WengerExtension to highlight bad characters such as No-break space ( ) and the Greek question mark (;) in your source files.With this package you'll easily notice invisible and easy-to-confuse characters, which can be the cause for incredibly annoying syntax errors in source code.Save yourself the burden of debugging invisible bugs for hours!https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wengerk.highlight-bad-chars&WT.mc_id=devcloud-00000-cxa Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community Website Our Patreon Supporters  Don Bellamy Eric Hoffman David Belanger Gary Knight Giancarlo Gomez Jonathan Perret Mario Rodrigues Jeffry McGee - Sunstar Media John Wilson - Synaptrix  Yogesh Mathur Joseph Lamoree Ben Nadel Brett DeLine Carl Von Stetten Charlie Arehart Dan Card Daniel Garcia Didier Lesnicki Edgardo Cabezas Jan Jannek Jason Daiger Jeff McClain Jeremy Adams Jonas Eriksson Jordan Clark Kai Koenig Laksma Tirtohadi Leon Seremelis Matthew Darby Matthew Clemente Mingo Hagen Patrick Flynn Ross Phillips Scott Steinbeck Stephany Monge Steven Klotz Wil de Bruin You can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-05-25 Weekly News - Episode 105Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/cwD6BFdhR0M Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions: Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube.  Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips) Patreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 83% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsTestBox v4.3 Released!We are excited to announce a new minor version release of TestBox version 4.3.x. To install just use CommandBox: install testbox --saveDev or to update your TestBox installation update testbox.This update includes several cool new features and improvements that will delight your testing life! For example, we have integrated your favorite code editors to the simple reporter so you can now open the line of code that failed your test or created and exception!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-v43-released  Java 16 is out - It doesn’t play nice with ColdFusion (ACF and LUCEE)PSA: Java 16 is out, but DO NOT try to run it as it has broken both Lucee Server and Adobe ColdFusionhttps://luceeserver.atlassian.net/browse/LDEV-3526 https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/CF-4211844 Oracle has started making good on their deprecation threats regarding illegal reflective access. #CFML #ColdFusionhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1395432704846536711 Online CF Meetup - Getting Started with FusionReactor, with Brad WoodThursday Jun 3rd at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-4.New to FusionReactor? Perhaps you have a license but aren't sure how to tap into the features? We'll cover the basics of using FR to profile code, view your running and recent requests, and how to tell what is making a request slow. We'll cover tracking JDBC requests, HTTPS calls, and using the Profiler feature. There are many more features in FR, but we'll cover enough to get you started.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/278404050/ ICYMI - Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  5/24/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Recordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv (2 videos posted)ICYMI - Ortus Webinar for May - What's new in CommandBox 5.3 with Brad WoodFriday, May 21st at 11:00 AM CTCome learn with Brad Wood about all the new features and tricks in the newest CommandBox releases, including versions 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0.Recording: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/brad-wood-on-what's-new-with-commandbox-5.3 Webinar Page: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars CFCasts Content Updateshttp://www.cfcasts.com New features alert🚨: Now you can see when our OOP videos will be dropping! Also, this series will have closed captions 🙌Just Released Ortus WebinarBrad Wood on What's New with CommandBox 5.3 - https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/brad-wood-on-what's-new-with-commandbox-5.3  Object-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck - https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series Abstractions Single Responsibility Features of Good Design: Code Reuse, Extensibility, Testability UML Don't forget - the first 4 videos in this series are FREE Coming this weekObject-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series) Inheritance Public vs Private Between Components What is Multiple Inheritance Using Super() Coming up soon More What’s new with ColdBox 6 Up and Running with Quick LogBox 101 Using DocBox Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAdobe ColdFusion Developers WeekJune 22-24, 2021 - OnlineCoders, mark your calendars for Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021!Coders, Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 is edging closer! This year, we’ve lined up a series of sessions and webinars that will give you a 360-degree view of ColdFusion 2021’s brand new features and updates. Right from developing cloud-native applications to reducing downtime, these webinars will let you in on the best tips to deploy applications rapidly and seamlessly.This is your chance to meet coders from across the globe and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the industry. And that’s not all! Your presence at the conference will earn you points that can help you win exciting prizes and vouchers. Our scoreboard will keep track of active participation!Whether you’re a new developer, someone with little or no experience with Adobe ColdFusion, or even if you have been using it all your life, Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week 2021 is where you need to be. Don’t miss out!https://adobe.vconfex.com/site/adobe-coldfusion-developer-week/977ICYMI - Google I/OMay 18-20 - Online and Free for EveryoneConnect with developers from around the world at this year's virtual Google I/O for thoughtful discussions, hands-on learning with Google experts, and a first look at our latest developer products.https://events.google.com/io/ MS Build - this weekMay 25-27Learn. Connect. Code. Explore what’s next in tech and the future of hybrid work. Find solutions, sharpen skills, and find what you can add to your toolbox at this year’s event.https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home DockerCon - this weekMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.https://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Apple WWDC21 - Glow and beholdJune 7-11The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. You’ll get a first look at the latest Apple platforms, tools, and technologies — so you can create your most innovative apps and games yet.Learn about this year’s Swift Student Challenge, and stay tuned for additional details.https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/ Ortus’s Conferences for 2021ITB Online or In Person - Survey went out to ask would you be willing to attend in personSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soon (once we decide online or in person)Survey for onsite or nothttps://us1.list-manage.com/survey?u=09b13d89e6ce4c287f4c1f1b0&id=936054da77&e=44c477cc32&ITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Adam Tuttle - Testing Untestable CFMLI spoke at some length about my frustrations testing CFML on the "Testing" episode of my podcast, Working Code (in February), and I've had some realizations since then, so I wanted to share what I've learned.Without a doubt, it was me that failed. It is 100% possible to write clean, testable CFML code, and performant tests.https://adamtuttle.codes/blog/2021/testing-untestable-cfml/ Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - TestBox v4.3 Released!We are excited to announce a new minor version release of TestBox version 4.3.x. To install just use CommandBox: install testbox --saveDev or to update your TestBox installation update testbox.This update includes several cool new features and improvements that will delight your testing life! For example, we have integrated your favorite code editors to the simple reporter so you can now open the line of code that failed your test or created and exception!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-v43-released Blog - Adam Cameron - Code smells: a look at a switch statementThere was a section in last week's Working Code Podcast: Book Club #1 Clean Code by "Uncle Bob" Martin (pt2) where the team were discussing switch statements being a code smell to avoid in OOP (this is at about the 28min mark; I can't find an audio stream of it that I can deep-link to though). I didn't think they quite nailed their understanding of it (sorry team, I don't mean that to sound patronising), so afterwards I asked Namesake if it might be useful if I wrote an article on switch as a code smell. He confirmed that it might've been more a case of mis-articulation than not getting it, but I ought to go ahead anyhow. So I decided to give it some thought.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/code-smells-look-at-switch-statement.html Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part XVRolling my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTML emails out at InVision for transactional emails has been fairly straightforward. The content of those emails are mostly static; and, the dynamic bits are highly predictable (just names and URLs). However, now that I want to try applying this DSL approach to my blog, I'm suddenly faced with User-Generated Content (UGC). When interacting with my blog, readers can use Markdown to format their comments, which then get published - via email - to subscribers. As such, if I use my DSL for those comment emails, I now need to figure out how to merge that user-generated content alongside my static transactional content.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4052-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-xv.htm Tweet - Brad Wood - Java 16 is out - It doesn’t play nice with ColdFusion (ACF and LUCEE)PSA: Java 16 is out, but DO NOT try to run it as it has broken both Lucee Server and Adobe ColdFusionhttps://luceeserver.atlassian.net/browse/LDEV-3526  https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/CF-4211844  Oracle has started making good on their deprecation threats regarding illegal reflective access. #CFML #ColdFusionhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1395432704846536711 https://twitter.com/bdw429s Blog - Adam Cameron - I play the game "how long will it take me to find a new bug in ColdFusion" again, after a few yearsAnswer: about two minutes to guess what would likely be broken, and I think I had an initial repro created in another minute after that.Last time I tried this it took 44min: "ColdFusion bug challenge: how quickly can one find a bug in ColdFusion 11?".This time I figured "ah what's a language feature in CF2021? I reckon anything more than superficial use of one of those will break. Um… the rest operator. I bet it can't handle type-checking properly". Actually that didn't even take two minutes to type, but it was about how long I thought about it. So: given I was actually right about that guess, it took me - what - 20seconds? I'm not claiming to be smart or anything here. It's just so frickin easy to find things wrong with CFML that that is as long as it might take.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/i-play-game-how-long-will-it-take-me-to.html Podcast - Working Code - Clean Code Episode 1 and 2This week, the crew talks about Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship by Robert Martin (aka, "Uncle Bob"). Recommended to us by friend-of-the-show Adam Cameron, this book outlines a series of "best practices" that programmers can use in order to create applications that are easy to understand and easy to maintain. Just imagine if applications became easier to understand over time - not harder; that is the goal of this book.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4046-working-code-podcast-episode-022-clean-code-by-robert-martin.htmhttps://www.bennadel.com/blog/4051-working-code-podcast-episode-023-clean-code-by-robert-martin-part-2.htm Blog - Brad Wood - Ortus Solutions - CommandBox 5.3.1 ReleasedWe've released a small update to our recent CommandBox 5.3.0 release.  This contains fixes for a handful of regressions as well as a couple new features.  You can access the new version on our Download page, our deb/rpm repos, or Homebrew.  And of course, you can find the latest docs  and release notes here:https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/ https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-531-release Tweet - Brad Wood - Lucee Microsoft JDBC driver extension issuesIf you're a Lucee user on the Microsoft JDBC driver, beware Lucee dropped a ton of new versions of that extension on April 30th and it looks like they are all broken!  If you need to, pin an older version of the JDBC driver.  Here's the ticket: https://luceeserver.atlassian.net/browse/LDEV-3492 https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1395018607999037445https://twitter.com/bdw429sTweet - Zac Spitzer - Brainstorming a performance issueSo @bdw429s and I brainstormed thru a performance issue last night, the result is a potential roughly 8-10% performance improvement when running the lucee test cases (as an example) https://luceeserver.atlassian.net/browse/LDEV-3520 https://twitter.com/zackster/status/1394742164807159808https://twitter.com/zacksterGetting Started with FusionReactor, with Brad WoodThursday Jun 3rd at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-4.New to FusionReactor? Perhaps you have a license but aren't sure how to tap into the features? We'll cover the basics of using FR to profile code, view your running and recent requests, and how to tell what is making a request slow. We'll cover tracking JDBC requests, HTTPS calls, and using the Profiler feature. There are many more features in FR, but we'll cover enough to get you started.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/278404050/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 130 ColdFusion positions from 57 companies across 96 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.Full-Time - Coldfusion Developer at Fort Washington, PA - United States Posted May 21https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Coldfusion-Developer-at-Fort-Washington-PA/11276 Full-Time - Coldfusion Developer at Creve Coeur, MO - United States Posted May 21https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Coldfusion-Developer-at-Creve-Coeur-MO/11277Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Bengaluru, Karnataka - India Posted May 20https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Bengaluru-Karnataka/11275Full-Time - ColdFusion Application Developer at Mumbai, Maharashtra - India Posted May 20https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/ColdFusion-Application-Developer-at-Mumbai-Maharashtra/11273 Ortus - Senior Developerhttps://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/careersForgeBox Module of the WeekSemaphore by Adam TuttleA minimalist Feature Flag engine for CFML appsWhy? I created this because I got fed up trying to implement FlagSmith and Split.io in my app. They both assume that if you're using Java then you're willing/comfortable using Maven (strike 1), both of their docs barely cover SDK instantiation and I couldn't get either of them even simply on its feet let alone doing something useful (strike 2), and it's (mostly) just "if-statements", right? Why can't we host that ourselves? (strike 3)I have only just begun working on this project and it's not really useful yet. Contributions are welcome, though!https://www.forgebox.io/view/semaphore VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekGithub Actions by Christopher SchleidenSimple, unofficial extension to interact with GitHub Actions from within VS Code.GitHub Actions workflows and runs for github.com hosted repositories in VS Codehttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=cschleiden.vscode-github-actionsThank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community Website Our Patreons Don Bellamy Eric Hoffman David Belanger Gary Knight Giancarlo Gomez Jonathan Perret Mario Rodrigues Jeffry McGee - Sunstar Media John Wilson - Synaptrix  Yogesh Mathur Joseph Lamoree Ben Nadel Brett DeLine Carl Von Stetten Charlie Arehart Dan Card Daniel Garcia Didier Lesnicki Edgardo Cabezas Jan Jannek Jason Daiger Jeff McClain Jeremy Adams Jonas Eriksson Jordan Clark Kai Koenig Laksma Tirtohadi Leon Seremelis Matthew Darby Matthew Clemente Mingo Hagen Patrick Flynn Ross Phillips Scott Steinbeck Stephany Monge Steven Klotz Wil de Bruin You can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-05-18 Weekly News - Episode 104Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/XADBSOM1CGs Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsLuis Majano - Owner of Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:- Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)Patreon SupportWe have 37 patreons providing 84% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsCommandBox 5.3.1 ReleasedThe sql command is brand new in 5.3.1 as well thanks to Scott and Brad. cat myfile.json | sql select=id,name where="name like '%sql%'" orderby=name limit=3You can pipe in any JSON representation of data and filter it on the fly with QoQWhich pairs nicely with the table printer and this new import/export module that supports different file formatshttps://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-531-releaseFusionReactor 8.7.1 ReleasedFusionReactor 8.7.1 was released on May 12th. Included are improvements to both the support chat and Redisson async tracking, as well as various bug fixes.https://www.fusion-reactor.com/download-fusionreactor/ ColdBox Validation 3.1 ReleasedcbValidation v3.1 was released on May 17th.  Included 6 new validators, 3 new mixins and a new functional approach to validation.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbvalidation-v310-releasedState of the CF Union SurveyHelp us find out the state of the CF Union – what versions of CFML Engine do people use, what frameworks, tools etc. We will share the summary results with everyone who completes the survey so that you can see how you compare with other CF developers.Spread the news so we can get as many responses as possible.https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2021-survey ICYMI - Bintray decommissioning - Adobe Docker image updateOn May 1, 2021, all Bintray services will be deprecated, and your accounts will be disabled. For more information, see the official Bintray blog. This means that the ColdFusion, Performance Monitoring Toolset, and API Manager containers for the versions 2016/2018/2021 will no longer be accessible. This may lead to interruption in your automation scripts and other CI/CD pipelines.We have moved all the containers to ColdFusion downloads. You’ll load the tar file in Docker and then run ColdFusion or the other tools.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/bintray-decommissioning/ICYMI - FusionReactor Webinar - Reach for the Clouds with FusionReactorMay 12, 2021 05:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna8am PST, 10am CSTFusionReactor APM has been available as a cloud-based or SaaS solution for a few years now. This webinar will reveal what additional capabilities and benefits this platform has to offer (on top of everything which FusionReactor on-premise provides). We will also answer questions about licensing, data retention and technical aspects of expanding to the cloud.Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO6CYkY6TzM Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and Management - One leftNext Webinar:  5/24/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMRecordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv (2 videos posted)Ortus Webinar for May - What's new in CommandBox 5.3 with Brad WoodFriday, May 21st at 11:00 AM CTCome learn with Brad Wood about all the new features and tricks in the newest CommandBox releases, including versions 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0.Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdeytrTMrHdW9ahnIZvSQJdRZalO7yeBn Webinar Page: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinarsCFCasts Content Updateshttp://www.cfcasts.com Just ReleasedCommandBox: Zero to Hero Workshop (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero) Cattle Servers & Service Manager CFConfig Guidelines for Your Code  Object-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series) Var Scoping Static Properties and Methods Encapsulation and Cohesion Don't forget - the first 4 videos in this series are FREEComing this weekObject-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series) Abstractions Single Responsibility Features of Good Design: Code Reuse, Extensibility, Testability Coming up soon More What’s new with ColdBox 6 Up and Running with Quick LogBox 101 Using DocBox Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAdobe ColdFusion Developers WeekJune 22-24, 2021 - OnlineCoders, mark your calendars for Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021!Coders, Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 is edging closer! This year, we’ve lined up a series of sessions and webinars that will give you a 360-degree view of ColdFusion 2021’s brand new features and updates. Right from developing cloud-native applications to reducing downtime, these webinars will let you in on the best tips to deploy applications rapidly and seamlessly.This is your chance to meet coders from across the globe and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the industry. And that’s not all! Your presence at the conference will earn you points that can help you win exciting prizes and vouchers. Our scoreboard will keep track of active participation!Whether you’re a new developer, someone with little or no experience with Adobe ColdFusion, or even if you have been using it all your life, Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week 2021 is where you need to be. Don’t miss out!https://adobe.vconfex.com/site/adobe-coldfusion-developer-week/977ICYMI - AWS Summit Online - AmericasMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ Google I/O - THIS WEEKMay 18-20 - Online and Free for EveryoneConnect with developers from around the world at this year's virtual Google I/O for thoughtful discussions, hands-on learning with Google experts, and a first look at our latest developer products.https://events.google.com/io/ MS BuildMay 25-27Learn. Connect. Code. Explore what’s next in tech and the future of hybrid work. Find solutions, sharpen skills, and find what you can add to your toolbox at this year’s event.https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.Call for Speakers open until Midnight April 1sthttps://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Apple WWDC21 - Glow and beholdJune 7-11The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. You’ll get a first look at the latest Apple platforms, tools, and technologies — so you can create your most innovative apps and games yet.Learn about this year’s Swift Student Challenge, and stay tuned for additional details.https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/ Ortus’s Conferences for 2021ITB Online or In Person - Survey went out to ask would you be willing to attend in personSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soon (once we decide online or in person)Survey for onsite or nothttps://us1.list-manage.com/survey?u=09b13d89e6ce4c287f4c1f1b0&id=936054da77&e=44c477cc32&ITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Matthew Clemente - TIL: The Easiest Way to Select the Last 30 Days (or Any Interval) in PostgreSQLThanks to my ignorance, PostgreSQL is an ongoing source of TILs. Today, I learned about using interval to easily select a range of time.While reviewing data from a logging table, I needed to select records from the past 30 days. On a whim, I decided to see if PostgreSQL provided any clever ways to do this. My searches lead me to learn about a new data type: interval.1 Here’s a link to the docs, as well as the post I stumbled upon that demonstrated how to write this type of query. Let’s take a closer look.https://blog.mattclemente.com/2021/05/18/postgresql-select-date-range.html Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - cbValidation v3.1.0 ReleasedI am so excited to bring you the release of cbValidation to version 3.1.0. This has been a great collaboration between Wil De Bruin and Eric Peterson. Thanks so much guys for all that you do for open source. You can see all of the release notes below with some of the major improvements of this release. To get this release make sure you are already on version 3.x and use CommandBox: box update cbvalidation. You can find the release notes here: https://coldbox-validation.ortusbooks.com/intro/release-history/whats-new-with-3.1.0  and you can view all the new documentation here: https://coldbox-validation.ortusbooks.com. Enjoy!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbvalidation-v310-released Blog - Zac Spitzer - Debugging Trick with Echo()@micstriit showed me a nice debugging trick with echo()https://dev.lucee.org/t/nice-echo-trick-working-with-try-catch/8338 Blog - Adam Cameron - CFWheels: running TestBox instead of RocketUnitCFWheels ships with its own inbuilt (albeit third-party) testing framework. I discuss its merits in an earlier article: "Testing: A Horror Story". You can probably work out my opinion of the inbuilt testing framework - RocketUnit - from the title. That's really all you need to know to contextualise why I am now going to get TestBox working in a CFWheels context. One would expect that this would simply be a matter of installing TestBox and then using the CFWheels API to call methods on its classes to… um… use it. Not so fast there chief.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/cfwheels-running-testbox-instead-of.html Blog - Ben Nadel - GetBaseTagData() Works Differently In Adobe ColdFusion 2018 And Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47For a few weeks now, I've been slowly rolling out my ColdFusion custom tag DSL for HTML emails at InVision. And, it's been great! So, yesterday, I decided to start using it on my blog for the comment emails. However, InVision runs on Lucee CFML and my blog runs on Adobe ColdFusion 2018; and, it turns out that the getBaseTagData() function - which is a critical part of my DSL architecture - works completely different in the two ColdFusion runtimes.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4050-getbasetagdata-works-differently-in-adobe-coldfusion-2018-and-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using The Elvis / Null Coalescing Operator To Loop Past Array Boundaries In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The Elvis / null coalescing operator (?:) in Lucee CFML allows us to evaluate expressions that have fallback values if the left operand results in a null / undefined value. It's a powerful operator; and, can even replace the safe-navigation operator under certain circumstances. One place that I've been using it lately is when looping over an Array wherein I need to "cycle back" to the opposite end of the array upon hitting a boundary condition. I feel like it expresses the intent of the code quite cleanly. As such, I wanted to make a quick demo in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4049-using-the-elvis-null-coalescing-operator-to-loop-past-array-boundaries-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Pro Tip: Using The say Voice Synthesis Command After A Long-Running TaskThis is a pro-tip that I picked up from Aaron Lerch - using the say voice synthesis command after a long-running command-line task. Often times, at work, I'll have to run some sort of compilation process that can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. And, in order to maximize my productivity, I'll use this compilation "down time" to perform other duties. However, so as to not let myself go down a rabbit hole, I'll append the say command so that I am alerted to the completion of the compilation.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4048-pro-tip-using-the-say-voice-synthesis-command-after-a-long-running-task.htm Blog - Brad Wood - Ortus Solutions - Have you taken the State of the CF Union 2021 survey?Our friends at TeraTech help put together a comprehensive survey of the entire CFML community to get a feel for how it's evolving, what new technologies are getting picked up, and what the current pain points are.  We use this data at Ortus to help us decide what CF engines to support and how to help the community.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/have-you-taken-the-state-of-the-cf-union-2021-survey Guide - Lucee - Installing and running Lucee with CommandBox on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server and Apache2A step by step guide about installing and running Lucee with CommandBox behind Apache2 with AJP. The setup is made from a remote computer with Windows 10 using SSH X11 forwarding and Ubuntu's lightweight display manager lightdm from desktop interface xfce4. The first two steps are equal to the first two videos of the 'Installing Lucee on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server Apache2 - Video Guide'.https://docs.lucee.org/guides/installing-lucee/installation-linux/linux-install-ubuntu-commandbox.html Tweet - Brad Wood - Lucee TricksTwo fun Lucee tricks for today. You can pass a Java InputStream into toString() and get back a single String without looping over the stream manually.toString( inputStream )Also, arrays can be dereferenced as arr[42]ORarr.42 and both work the same. #CFML #ColdFusionhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1392489753728192518 https://twitter.com/bdw429s Blog - Matthew Clemente - Group By or Order By Column Position in a SQL QueryFile this under interesting SQL features that I just learned - you can GROUP BY and/or ORDER BY the numeric column position in your SELECT statement, rather than writing out the full column identifier. If that’s unclear, an example should help clarify.https://blog.mattclemente.com/2021/05/11/sql-group-order-by-column-position.html Tweet - James Moberg - Yes and No vs True and False.@coldfusion YES & NO strings are allegedly treated as boolean values, but boolean values <> YES/NO.CFHTTP throws a hard error if you pass true/false instead of stringified YES/NO values. (Lucee #cfml logically accepts both data types.)WORKAROUND: Use YesNoFormat(). #lamehttps://twitter.com/gamesover/status/1392175380040192005 https://twitter.com/gamesover Blog - Wil De Bruin - Using commandbox Lucee for production This question will come back now and then on the coldfusion and boxteam slack, and until recently I would say: no problem! As CTO and owner of a hosting company I decided this setup was capable for production for several of our customers. But I changed my mind, so let me explain.https://shiftinsert.nl/using-commandbox-lucee-for-production/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 125 ColdFusion positions from 54 companies across 93 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Bengaluru, Karnataka - India Posted May 15https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Bengaluru-Karnataka/11272 Full-Time - Coldfusion Developer | 4 to 6 years |Mumbai & Bangalore - India Posted May 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Developer-4-to-6-years-Mumbai-Bangalore-at-Mumbai-Maharashtra/11269 Ortus - Senior Developerhttps://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/careersForgeBox Module of the WeekCommandBox Convert by Scott SteinbeckCommandbox Convert is a module for working with excel/csv data. The module utilizes the amazing lucee-spreadsheet created by Julian Halliwell. The module tries to handle some of the common use cases for working with table like data coming from a csv, excel, or any other valid JSON type data like an array, array of arrays, array of structs, or a JSON file.This module can: Convert a csv file to a serialized query for use in piping to other commands Converts table like data to excel Converts table like data to csv Converts table like data to json Converts table like data to PDF https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-convert VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekScreencast Mode - Built in to VS CodeVS Code's built-in screencast mode displays your keypresses and mouse clicks.This is useful when presenting VS Code to an audience or when recording videos of VS Code being used.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp-3a0BYTFo Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community Website Our Patreons Don Bellamy Eric Hoffman David Belanger Gary Knight Giancarlo Gomez Jonathan Perret Mario Rodrigues Jeffry McGee - Sunstar Media John Wilson - Synaptrix  Yogesh Mathur Joseph Lamoree Ben Nadel Brett DeLine Carl Von Stetten Charlie Arehart Dan Card Daniel Garcia Didier Lesnicki Edgardo Cabezas Jan Jannek Jason Daiger Jeff McClain Jeremy Adams Jonas Eriksson Jordan Clark Kai Koenig Laksma Tirtohadi Leon Seremelis Matthew Darby Matthew Clemente Mingo Hagen Patrick Flynn Ross Phillips Scott Steinbeck Stephany Monge Steven Klotz Wil de Bruin  (bru-hine) You can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-05-11 Weekly News - Episode 103Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ktGWQa_OUA4 Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:- Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)Patreon SupportWe have 37 patreons providing 84% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsAdobe ColdFusion Projects page is now liveWe have just launched the Projects page on our Community portal to enable our developers to find some examples to help them get started quicker in their Projects. All these Projects are free to download and to reuse. Please feel free to reuse the Projects or part of the Project.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/05/adobe-coldfusion-projects-page-now-live/ ICYMI - VS Code Release partyRelease party happened May 11th, at 8am PSTLive event and Q&A with the VS Code team to discuss highlights from the March 2021, 1.55 release.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/tv/?WT.mc_id=devcloud-18509-cxa Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/global-visual-studio-code-meetup-group/ ICYMI - CommandBox 5.3.0 ReleasedUPDATE: 5.3.1 update coming shortly for Web Aliases and Relative paths.We are pleased to announce the general availability of our latest CommandBox CLI release. This is a minor release that's full of bug fixes and enhancements.  It should be backwards compatible (with one caveat below) and you can upgrade any previous version of CommandBox in-place to the latest release.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-530-releasedICYMI - Bintray decommissioning - Adobe Docker image updateOn May 1, 2021, all Bintray services will be deprecated, and your accounts will be disabled. For more information, see the official Bintray blog. This means that the ColdFusion, Performance Monitoring Toolset, and API Manager containers for the versions 2016/2018/2021 will no longer be accessible. This may lead to interruption in your automation scripts and other CI/CD pipelines.We have moved all the containers to ColdFusion downloads. You’ll load the tar file in Docker and then run ColdFusion or the other tools.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/bintray-decommissioning/FusionReactor Webinar - Reach for the Clouds with FusionReactorMay 12, 2021 05:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna8am PST, 10am CSTFusionReactor APM has been available as a cloud-based or SaaS solution for a few years now. This webinar will reveal what additional capabilities and benefits this platform has to offer (on top of everything which FusionReactor on-premise provides). We will also answer questions about licensing, data retention and technical aspects of expanding to the cloud.https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4516197692493/WN__nI6dnlmRB6jafaKZmA_QAICYMI - Adobe’s ColdFusion Certification price dropsAdobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe, for Adobe ColdFusion developers. The course consists of 50+ online videos and is designed for professionals who have basic to advanced level proficiency in any computer language and basic understanding of how web pages work. Successfully passing an assessment test at the end of the program will reward participants with a badge and certificate from Adobe. Only $149https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.html ICYMI - Adobe Webinar- Building modern web apps with ContentBox Modular CMS with Luis MajanoMay 5, 2021 - 12 PM ET ContentBox is a professional open source modular content management system powered by ColdBox HMVC and ColdFusion.  In this session, we will get an overview of this CMS platform and how you can leverage to not only deliver content based applications, but any modern web application thanks to its powerful headless API and ColdBox services.https://cfwebinar-modularcms.meetus.adobeevents.com/ No recording yetAdobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  5/12/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMRecordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv Ortus Webinar for May - What's new in CommandBox 5.3 with Brad WoodFriday, May 21st at 11:00 AM CTCome learn with Brad Wood about all the new features and tricks in the newest CommandBox releases, including versions 5.1.0, 5.2.0, and 5.3.0.Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdeytrTMrHdW9ahnIZvSQJdRZalO7yeBn Webinar Page: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinarsCFCasts Content Updateshttp://www.cfcasts.com Just Released- Object-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series)    - Constructors and Pseudo-Constructors    - Object Properties: Accessors and Visibility Types    - Methods : Definitions, Scopes (public vs private (vs protected) package vs static vs remote) Don't forget - the first 4 videos from last week in this series were FREEComing this week- Object-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series)    - Var Scoping    - Static Properties and Methods    - Encapsulation and CohesionComing up soon- More CommandBox Zero to Hero- More What’s new with ColdBox 6- Up and Running with Quick- LogBox 101- Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAdobe ColdFusion Developers WeekJune 22-24, 2021 - OnlineCoders, mark your calendars for Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021!Coders, Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 is edging closer! This year, we’ve lined up a series of sessions and webinars that will give you a 360-degree view of ColdFusion 2021’s brand new features and updates. Right from developing cloud-native applications to reducing downtime, these webinars will let you in on the best tips to deploy applications rapidly and seamlessly.This is your chance to meet coders from across the globe and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the industry. And that’s not all! Your presence at the conference will earn you points that can help you win exciting prizes and vouchers. Our scoreboard will keep track of active participation!Whether you’re a new developer, someone with little or no experience with Adobe ColdFusion, or even if you have been using it all your life, Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week 2021 is where you need to be. Don’t miss out!https://adobe.vconfex.com/site/adobe-coldfusion-developer-week/977AWS Summit Online - Americas THIS WEEKMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ Google I/OMay 18-20 - Online and Free for EveryoneConnect with developers from around the world at this year's virtual Google I/O for thoughtful discussions, hands-on learning with Google experts, and a first look at our latest developer products.https://events.google.com/io/ MS BuildMay 25-27Learn. Connect. Code. Explore what’s next in tech and the future of hybrid work. Find solutions, sharpen skills, and find what you can add to your toolbox at this year’s event.https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.Call for Speakers open until Midnight April 1sthttps://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Apple WWDC21 - Glow and beholdJune 7-11The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. You’ll get a first look at the latest Apple platforms, tools, and technologies — so you can create your most innovative apps and games yet.Learn about this year’s Swift Student Challenge, and stay tuned for additional details.https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/ Ortus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Due to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Pete Freitag - Java versions supporting TLS 1.3What versions of Java support TLSv1.3 / TLS 1.3?https://www.petefreitag.com/item/918.cfm Video - FusionReactor - FusionReactor DashboardsIn this blog, we are going to cover the dashboards available in FusionReactor.https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/technical-blogs/fusionreactor-dashboardsBlog - Ben Nadel - Creating Page-Breaks In CFDocument Without Using CFDocumentItem In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day, I was experimenting with the SrcFile attribute on the CFDocument tag as a means to pre-generate the HTML source for a PDF. Normally, when generating a PDF, I would just inline the CFML code inside the CFDocument tag-body; and, I'd use the CFDocumentItem tag with type="pagebreak" to create page-breaks. Which begs the question: if I'm using an externalized HTML source file, how do I create page-breaks? It turns out, since the CFDocument tag supports some CSS, we can use the page-break-before property to generate page-breaks without the CFDocumentItem tag in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4045-creating-page-breaks-in-cfdocument-without-using-cfdocumentitem-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - CFSaveContent Trim And Append Attributes In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day on the Lucee Dev forum, I proposed that we add a file attribute to the CFSaveContent tag in Lucee CFML. And, as I was writing that proposal, I pulled up the docs page for the CFSaveContent tag; which is when I was surprised to see that Lucee actually offers two additional attributes on that tag: trim and append. I had no idea that these existed. So, I wanted to put together a quick demo (for myself) in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4044-cfsavecontent-trim-and-append-attributes-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Adam Cameron - Setting up a MariaDB JDBC datasource in ColdFusion 2021 in Application.cfcThis is how I needed to set my datasource in Application.cfc to get ColdFusion 2021 to connect to MariaDB. I'm writing this because I could not - for the life of me - find this information in any one place in the docs. Nor could I find it anywhere else via Google. I have pieced this together from various sources (including Lucee docs, which were more helpful than the Adobe ColdFusion documentation), and want to put it in one place for my own future reference, or should anyone else need to know how to set up a MariaDB datasouce in ColdFusion using their JDBC driver. The params should also work for any other JDBC datasource.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/setting-up-mariadb-jdbc-datasource-in.html Blog - Ray Camden - Updating (and Supporting) URL Parameters with Vue.jsToday's article is something that's been kicking around in my head for a few months now, and seeing a recent article (Update URL query parameters as you type in the input using JavaScript) encouraged me to finally get around to writing it. The basic idea is to make it easier for a person to share or bookmark the current state of an application. Let's start with a basic example.https://www.raymondcamden.com/2021/05/08/updating-and-supporting-url-parameters-with-vuejs Blog - Ben Nadel - Collecting HTML Class Name Attributes In Template Rendering In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day, I was updating a CFML template to include some conditional CSS class names in an ordered list. And, by the time I was done, the CFML looked a hot mess with several ternary operators all being interpolated into one class="" attribute. And, as I sat there, wallowing in the shame of such ugly looking code, it hit me like a bolt of lightening: Angular already solved this problem so elegantly with the NgClass directive that applies dynamic class names based on a set of conditionals. The same exactly thing should be quite doable in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4043-collecting-html-class-name-attributes-in-template-rendering-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using Both SrcFile And CFDocumentItem In The Same CFDocument Tag In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, we generate a surprising number of PDF documents. For the most part, the CFDocument tag in Lucee CFML just works. But, sometimes, PDF generation eats-up all the RAM and an OOM (Out of Memory) error is thrown. As such, I'm always on the lookout for ways to tweak the PDF generation process to see if I can consume fewer resources. One idea that I had was to pre-generate the HTML file instead of just rendering the HTML content within the CFDocument tag-body. But, I wasn't sure if I could combine the concept of the srcfile attribute with the child-tag, CFDocumentItem. As such, I wanted to try it out in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4042-using-both-srcfile-and-cfdocumentitem-in-the-same-cfdocument-tag-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Validating And Documenting Complex Object Structures With CFParam In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, we generate our transactional emails by including a CFML template into a <CFSaveContent> buffer; and then, using that buffer as the body attribute of a CFMail tag. And, since the definition of that template feels somewhat "far away" from the context in which it is being consumed, I've gotten into the habit of parameterizing the template variables using CFParam tags. This way, it's intensely obvious which variables are being used in the template; and, if I accidentally forget to define a variable during refactoring, the template will blow-up when I go to test it. Part of what makes this easy to do is the fact that the CFParam tag can validate complex object structures. I don't often use it this way, so I thought it would be interesting to share in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4041-validating-and-documenting-complex-object-structures-with-cfparam-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Charlie Arehart - Adobe CF certification now only US$149, including many hours of trainingIf you may not have heard the news or noticed it on the Adobe CF Certification page, the price is now listed as only US$149.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/05/adobe-cf-certification-now-us149-including-many-hours-training/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 120 ColdFusion positions from 52 companies across 90 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.Full-Time - Coldfusion/SUNCORP INSURANCE at Sydney NSW - Australia Posted May 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdfusionSUNCORP-INSURANCE-at-Sydney-NSW/11267 Full-Time - Coldfusion Developer at Vancouver, BC - Canada Posted May 08https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/canada/Coldfusion-Developer-at-Vancouver-BC/11266 Full-Time - Coldfusion at Bengaluru, Karnataka - India Posted May 07https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-at-Bengaluru-Karnataka/11265 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer (Secret clearance) at Chantilly, VA - United States Posted May 05https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Developer-Secret-clearance-at-Chantilly-VA/11256 ForgeBox Module of the WeekFacebook Conversions - CFML by Matthew ClementeA CFML wrapper for the Facebook Conversions API. Record Facebook conversions using their Server-Side API.The CFC only has one method, used to send events to Facebook. Here's how you use it, along with the helper component for building eventshttps://www.forgebox.io/view/fbccfml VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekHTML accented character converterVSCode extension for quick replacements of accented characters into html entities.This extension adds a command to Visual Studio Code to replace some special characters into html entities. The command will appear in your command palette as Replace special characters with Html entities. Recommended by James Moberghttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=enriquein.htmlentity-replacer Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersWil De Bruin (bru-hein) is our latest Patreon Supporterhttps://forvo.com/word/bruin/#nl These individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions- Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription.- All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website- All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteDon BellamyEric HoffmanDavid BelangerGary KnightGiancarlo GomezJonathan PerretMario RodriguesJeffry McGee - Sunstar MediaJohn Wilson - Synaptrix Yogesh MathurJoseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckStephany MongeSteven KlotzWil de Bruin  (bru-hin)You can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-05-04 Weekly News - Episode 102Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/IoHQ8sWKSAM Hosts: Eric Peterson - Senior Developer for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:- Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad http://gum.co/coldbox-tipsPatreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 83% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsCommandBox 5.3.0 ReleasedWe are pleased to announce the general availability of our latest CommandBox CLI release. This is a minor release that's full of bug fixes and enhancements.  It should be backwards compatible (with one caveat below) and you can upgrade any previous version of CommandBox in-place to the latest release.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-530-releasedBintray decommissioning - Adobe Docker image updateOn May 1, 2021, all Bintray services will be deprecated, and your accounts will be disabled. For more information, see the official Bintray blog. This means that the ColdFusion, Performance Monitoring Toolset, and API Manager containers for the versions 2016/2018/2021 will no longer be accessible. This may lead to interruption in your automation scripts and other CI/CD pipelines.We have moved all the containers to ColdFusion downloads. You’ll load the tar file in Docker and then run ColdFusion or the other tools.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/bintray-decommissioning/FusionReactor Webinar - Reach for the Clouds with FusionReactorMay 12, 2021 05:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna8am PST, 10am CSTFusionReactor APM has been available as a cloud-based or SaaS solution for a few years now. This webinar will reveal what additional capabilities and benefits this platform has to offer (on top of everything which FusionReactor on-premise provides). We will also answer questions about licensing, data retention and technical aspects of expanding to the cloud.https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4516197692493/WN__nI6dnlmRB6jafaKZmA_QAICYMI - Adobe’s ColdFusion Certification price dropsAdobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe, for Adobe ColdFusion developers. The course consists of 50+ online videos and is designed for professionals who have basic to advanced level proficiency in any computer language and basic understanding of how web pages work. Successfully passing an assessment test at the end of the program will reward participants with a badge and certificate from Adobe. Only $149https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.html Adobe Webinar- Building modern web apps with ContentBox Modular CMS with Luis MajanoMay 5, 2021 - 12 PM ET ContentBox is a professional open source modular content management system powered by ColdBox HMVC and ColdFusion.  In this session, we will get an overview of this CMS platform and how you can leverage to not only deliver content based applications, but any modern web application thanks to its powerful headless API and ColdBox services.https://cfwebinar-modularcms.meetus.adobeevents.com/ Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  5/12/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMRecordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "Installing CF2021: choices, challenges, and solutions", with Charlie ArehartThursday, April 29, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTIf you're considering moving to CF2021, there are some things to consider before or as you may install it. First, there’s a new “zip” install option, in addition to the traditional full installer. What’s that about? why should you use it? what are some challenges, and why might you not want to? We'll cover that...https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277816061/ Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN0_31YTwp8&list=PLG2EHzEbhy0-QirMKgSxhjkUyTSSTvHjLCFCasts Content Updateshttp://www.cfcasts.com Just Released - Object-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series)      - Introduction      - Basics of OOP      - Why Use Components      - Creating and Instantiating ComponentsComing up soon- More CommandBox Zero to Hero- More What’s new with ColdBox 6- Up and Running with Quick- LogBox 101- Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAdobe ColdFusion Developers WeekJune 22-24, 2021 - OnlineCoders, mark your calendars for Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021!Coders, Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 is edging closer! This year, we’ve lined up a series of sessions and webinars that will give you a 360-degree view of ColdFusion 2021’s brand new features and updates. Right from developing cloud-native applications to reducing downtime, these webinars will let you in on the best tips to deploy applications rapidly and seamlessly.This is your chance to meet coders from across the globe and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the industry. And that’s not all! Your presence at the conference will earn you points that can help you win exciting prizes and vouchers. Our scoreboard will keep track of active participation!Whether you’re a new developer, someone with little or no experience with Adobe ColdFusion, or even if you have been using it all your life, Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week 2021 is where you need to be. Don’t miss out!https://adobe.vconfex.com/site/adobe-coldfusion-developer-week/977AWS Summit Online - AmericasMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ Google I/OMay 18-20 - Online and Free for EveryoneConnect with developers from around the world at this year's virtual Google I/O for thoughtful discussions, hands-on learning with Google experts, and a first look at our latest developer products.https://events.google.com/io/ MS BuildMay 25-27Learn. Connect. Code. Explore what’s next in tech and the future of hybrid work. Find solutions, sharpen skills, and find what you can add to your toolbox at this year’s event.https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.Call for Speakers open until Midnight April 1sthttps://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Apple WWDC21 - Glow and beholdJune 7-11The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. You’ll get a first look at the latest Apple platforms, tools, and technologies — so you can create your most innovative apps and games yet.Learn about this year’s Swift Student Challenge, and stay tuned for additional details.https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/ Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soon- CommandBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - GetTickCount() Precision Argument In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day, while looking through some Lucee CFML documentation, I came across an example that used the built-in getTickCount() function with an argument. I've been using getTickCount() since the beginning of time and I never once noticed that it accepted an argument (at least in the Lucee CFML runtime). As such, I thought it might be worth sharing this feature more broadly.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4036-gettickcount-precision-argument-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htmBlog - Adam Cameron - How TDD and automated testing helped me solve an Nginx config problem I had created for myselfTestBox and TDD to the rescue (again)!https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/how-tdd-and-automated-testing-helped-me.htmlBlog - Ben Nadel - Modernizing My CSV (Comma Separated Value) Parser In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In the past week, I've written a few posts about generating CSV (Comma Separated Value) data in ColdFusion, including some experimentation with "lazy" queries and streaming CSV files in Lucee CFML. Just coincidentally, Adam Cameron asked me about a very old post that I wrote for parsing CSV data in ColdFusion. I had taken that post down due to some questionable content; so, I thought this was a perfect opportunity to rewrite my CSV parser using modern ColdFusion syntax in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4037-modernizing-my-csv-comma-separated-value-parser-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htmBlog - Wil de Bruin - Scheduled tasks in ColdboxLuis Majano recently described the coldbox 6.4.0 release, which is mainly about scheduling. There is extensive documentation but scheduling is now so easy to code, I just wanted to share some examples with you. Coldbox 6.4 was only released a few weeks ago, but I think is is so extremely useful, we already implemented it in several projectshttps://shiftinsert.nl/scheduled-tasks-in-coldbox/Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part XIVAfter months of incrementally building-out my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTML emails, I've started to apply this technique to the transactional emails at InVision! I'm totes excited about this, not only because I think it will bring a pleasant unity to the look-and-feel of our transactional emails, but also because it will put the DSL to the test in a real-world scenario. And, already, it's starting to flesh-out some issues. As I mentioned in earlier posts, I've stumbled over some unexpected behaviors with the getBaseTagList() function and the getBaseTagData() function in Lucee CFML; as such, I'm going to simplify the way I walk the parent-tag list in my DSL.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4038-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-xiv.htmBlog - Adam Cameron - Abort; abort;Lucee’s tag-in-script syntax strikes againhttps://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/abort-abort.htmlBlog - Ben Nadel - Setting Global, Default Tag Attributes With "this.tag" In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In Lucee CFML, you can assign global, default tag attributes using the this.tag object in the Application.cfc ColdFusion component. I've never actually used this before; and, I've seen the technique mentioned both with and without the cf-prefix. As such, I wasn't sure what the official approach was; and, I wanted to try it out for myself in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47. It seems that both syntax approaches work.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4039-setting-global-default-tag-attributes-with-this-tag-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htmBlog - Adam Cameron - CFML: pseudo-constructor polymorphic inheritance expectations managementIt would seem the pseudo-constructor code of a base-class is not aware it's being called from a sub-classhttps://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/05/cfml-pseudo-constructor-polymorphic.htmlBlog - Wil de Bruin - Closures vs lambda expressionsYes, if you ever read my twitter profile, I am a bit old fashioned. I started writing CFML when it was still called DBML loooooong ago. Javascript was still simple, and javascript frameworks were eh… nonexisting? So don’t expect me to explain you everything about closures and lambda expressions. But they are not the same in CFML (ColdFusion, specifically), that’s what I found out today. The hard way.https://shiftinsert.nl/closures-vs-lambda-expressions/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 76 ColdFusion positions from 48 companies across 49 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.33 new jobs this week - several same post with multiple citiesCheck out the website for all of the listingsForgeBox Module of the WeekQuick and qb CheatsheetsNot a module, but a handy cheatsheet for interacting with two of our previous modules of the week!https://timsayshey.github.io/cfml-cheatsheets/VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekThunder ClientThunder Client is a GUI based Rest API Client Extension for Visual Studio Code, hand-crafted with simple and clean design.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rangav.vscode-thunder-clientThank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. 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2021-04-27 Weekly News - Episode 101Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/_leAN4KNezY Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions: Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube.  Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad Patreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 83% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsWe made it to 100 Episodes!!So to thank our supporters, we decided to do a little raffle giveaway.To enter the raffle, contestants had to answer 5 Ortus Trivia questions on the google form, and we selected 5 winners, each to get boxlife swag packages.The winners are:  David Belanger Scott Steinbeck Wil de Bruin Matthew Clemente Matthew Brown Adobe’s ColdFusion Certification price dropsAdobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe, for Adobe ColdFusion developers. The course consists of 50+ online videos and is designed for professionals who have basic to advanced level proficiency in any computer language and basic understanding of how web pages work. Successfully passing an assessment test at the end of the program will reward participants with a badge and certificate from Adobe. Only $149https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.html Eric’s pull merged into PostGres driver repoEric’s adventure into the PostGres driver successful, with the merge completed this week.Adobe Webinar- Building modern web apps with ContentBox Modular CMS with Luis MajanoMay 5, 2021 - 12 PM ET ContentBox is a professional open source modular content management system powered by ColdBox HMVC and ColdFusion.  In this session, we will get an overview of this CMS platform and how you can leverage to not only deliver content based applications, but any modern web application thanks to its powerful headless API and ColdBox services.https://cfwebinar-modularcms.meetus.adobeevents.com/ Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  4/28/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMRecordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv Online CF Meetup - "Installing CF2021: choices, challenges, and solutions", with Charlie ArehartThursday, April 29, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTIf you're considering moving to CF2021, there are some things to consider before or as you may install it. First, there’s a new “zip” install option, in addition to the traditional full installer. What’s that about? why should you use it? what are some challenges, and why might you not want to? We'll cover that...https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277816061/ ICYMI - Ortus Webinar - Building modern web apps with ContentBox Modular CMS with Luis MajanoApril 23, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM CTContentBox is a professional open source modular content management system powered by ColdBox HMVC and ColdFusion. In this session, led by Luis Majano, we will get an overview of this CMS platform and how you can leverage it to not only deliver content based applications, but any modern web application thanks to its powerful headless API and ColdBox services.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Recordings: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/luis-majano-on-building-modern-web-apps-with-contentbox-modular-cms Reminder: New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips Signup with your email for 10 free tipshttps://www.ortussolutions.com/learn/books/102-tips-tricks CFCasts Content Updateshttps://www.cfcasts.com CFCasts site updates!Just Released- Ortus Webinars - Luis Majano on Building Modern Web Apps With ContentBox Modular CMS  https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/luis-majano-on-building-modern-web-apps-with-contentbox-modular-cms  Coming up soon More CommandBox Zero to Hero More What’s new with ColdBox 6 Up and Running with Quick LogBox 101 Using DocBox Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingICYMI - RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Rediscover the power of real-time data. Join us at RedisConf 2021 to hear from the Redis community, customers, and industry experts. Dive into the latest product experiences, get hands-on training, network with other Redis pros, and show off your skills by participating in a $100,000 hackathon.https://redislabs.com/redisconf/ Recordings: Register for RedisConf 2021 - Watch on demand until May 20Atlassian Teams 21Apr 28-30 Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.https://events.atlassian.com/team21 AWS Summit Online - AmericasMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ Percona Live OnlineMay 12 - 13, 6:00 AM (EDT)Percona Live is a community-focused event for database developers, administrators, and decision-makers to network with peers and technology professionals. Come learn from the best and brightest in the open source database community as they share their knowledge, experience, and use cases with you in small group sessions and tutorials.https://events.percona.com/events/details/percona-virtual-presents-percona-live-online/ DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.Call for Speakers open until Midnight April 1sthttps://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonMore Workshops dates to come- CommandBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - David Byers - ColdFusion 101: Tags, Script and Functions, Part 3 – FunctionsThis is an on-going series of posts covering ColdFusion basics for new developers.  This series is intended to cover basic concepts.  In this article, I over the building blocks of ColdFusion; Tags, Script, and Functions, focusing on functions.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/coldfusion-101-tags-script-functions-part-3-functions/ Blog - David Byers - ColdFusion 101: Tags, Script and Functions, Part 2 – ScriptThis is an on-going series of posts covering ColdFusion basics for new developers.  This series is intended to cover basic concepts. In this article, I over the building blocks of ColdFusion; Tags, Script, and Functions, focusing on script.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/coldfusion-101-tags-script-functions-part-2-script/ Blog - Charlie Arehart - New updates released for Java 8 and 11, April 20 2021For those using the Long-term support (LTS) versions of Oracle Java, 8 and 11, please note that there were new updates released last week (Apr 20), specifically Java 11.0.11 and 8.0_291. For more on each, see the release notes.https://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2021/4/26/new_java_updates_for_Java_8_and_11_as_of_Apr_2021 Blog - Computer Know How - Why I ask “dumb” questionsPart of my current work involves quality assurance(QA) for the code that our team writes. When I started performing QA work, I wanted to understand each feature and piece of code before I tested/reviewed it. That approach is still sometimes required depending on the feature being reviewed. As the amount of time I have spent performing this task accrues, I learn more and adapt my approaches. One such adaptation has been to test before I fully understand the feature. This allows me to test with less of a confirmation bias which I found I was falling into when I fully understood the feature and the code behind it.https://ckhconsulting.com/why-i-ask-dumb-questions/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Experimenting With Lazy Queries And Streaming CSV (Comma Separated Value) Data In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In my last post, I celebrated the power and simplicity of CSV (Comma Separated Value) data. It's an old data format; and yet, it continues to act as an easy medium for the interoperability of systems. ColdFusion makes generating CSV data effortless. And as I was demonstrating that much over the weekend, it occurred to me that CSV reporting may be a fun context in which to finally try out the lazy queries feature of Lucee CFML.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4034-experimenting-with-lazy-queries-and-streaming-csv-comma-separated-value-data-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Kishore Balakrishnan - Adobe - Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Delivery (CD) in ColdFusion 2021 ReleaseAs one of the fundamental backbones of DevOps, a CI/CD pipeline can provide many strategic advantages for your organization. In the 2016 release of Adobe ColdFusion, we first introduced Docker Image which made cloud-based applications, modern methodologies and automated development pipelines a reality. DevOps started to gain popularity and developers were able to speed up development, secure their codes and deploy in an automated step. Further, Adobe ColdFusion 2018 made it significantly easier to deploy complex cloud architecture, microservices, and in general non-monolithic apps.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/continuous-integration-ci-continuous-delivery-cd-coldfusion-2021-release/ Blog - Adam Cameron - On code reviewI'm pretty big on code review; I see it as a critical part of the process of developing solution for our clients, and making our own and our colleagues' lives easier. It's a useful communications exercise, and it's a useful technical exercise.I've used a variation of these notes with a variety of teams in the past, but I've never - until recently - got around to writing a decent (semi-) generic document about it. I've polished things a bit here, and thought I'd get it down in a public-facing fashion. There are references in here to systems I am familiar working with like Bitbucket and Jira and PHP. But I think the guidance carries across, irrespective of what combination of tooling one uses; if not in the precise mechanics, then in the processes the mechanics facilitate.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/04/on-code-review.html Blog - Ben Nadel - Celebrating The Power And Simplicity Of CSV (Comma Separated Value) Data In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47Yesterday, I learned that one of our clients at InVision uses our comment export feature as a critical part of their product development life-cycle. This feature takes comments from across an entire prototype and serves them up as a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file. It's amazing - and, frankly, delightful - that such a simple data format continues to be such a source of empowerment in an increasingly complex world. And, the best part of it all is that generating CSV files is one of the easiest things you can do! As such, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate the power and simplicity of generating CSV files in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4033-celebrating-the-power-and-simplicity-of-csv-comma-separated-value-data-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Matthew Clemente - Reading Specific Lines from a File with CFML (and a Question)This post touches on two subjects - the first involves reading a range of lines from a file in ColdFusion - and the second is a question: if you have a useful CFML function, where can you share it?I don’t have an answer to this, but I figured that at the least, this might be fodder for the next episode of Modernize or Die - CFML News. It certainly seems a worthwhile topic for discussing.https://blog.mattclemente.com/2021/04/23/reading-file-lines-with-coldfusion-cfml-snippets.html Blog - Pete Freitag - URL Safe Base64 Encoding / Decoding in CFMLColdFusion / CFML has a builtin function that can convert a string or a binary object to a standard Base64 encoded string: toBase64 and you can decode back to a string using toBinary() and toString() or the binaryDecode() function.https://www.petefreitag.com/item/917.cfm Blog - Ben Nadel - Expected And Unexpected getBaseTagData() Behavior In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In the implementation details of my ColdFusion custom tag DSL for HTML emails, I have to access the data exposed by ancestor custom tags. In some cases, the parent tag is dynamic; which means that I have to use the getBaseTagList() function in order to figure out the name of the ColdFusion custom tag that I need to access. It turns out that some native ColdFusion tags show up in the getBaseTagList() value; but, they do not expose any "data". As such, they have to be explicitly skipped-over. Things get even more complicated when you use CFModule to invoke a custom tag. And, since I stumbled over this in my journey, I figured it might be worth a quick demo in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4031-expected-and-unexpected-getbasetagdata-behavior-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 76 ColdFusion positions from 48 companies across 49 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.6 new jobs this weekFull-Time - Senior/Mid-Level CF Developer at Remote - United States Post Apr 26https://www.getcfmljobs.com/viewjob.cfm?jobid=11221 Full-Time - Senior Software Engineer - ColdFusion Experience at Thiruvan.. - India Posted Apr 26https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Senior-Software-Engineer-ColdFusion-Experience-at-Thiruvananthapuram-Kerala/11223 Full-Time - Coldfusion Developer at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - India Posted Apr 26https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Developer-at-Thiruvananthapuram-Kerala/11222 Freelance - Mid-Level Coldfusion Developer at Remote - United States Posted Apr 20https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/MidLevel-CFDeveloper-FreelanceRemote/11219 Full-Time - ColdFusion Software Programmer at Sherwood Park, AB - Canada Posted Apr 20https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/canada/ColdFusion-Software-Programmer-at-Sherwood-Park-AB/11220 Full-Time - Sr. Software Engineer - Java/ColdFusion at West Palm Beach, .. - United States Posted Apr 20https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Sr-Software-Engineer-JavaColdFusion-at-West-Palm-Beach-FL/11218 ForgeBox Module of the WeekJMESPath v2.4.0 by Scott SteinbeckAn implementation of JMESPath for ColdFusion. This implementation supports searching JSON documents as well as native Coldfusion structs and arrays.Will be part of the Core for CommandBox v5.3.0+ for native cfml JSON searching.https://www.forgebox.io/view/jmespath VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekVSCode Highlight Matching TagThis extension highlights matching opening and/or closing tags. Optionally it also shows path to tag in the status bar. Even though VSCode has some basic tag matching, it's just that - basic. This extension will try to match tags anywhere: from tag attributes, inside of strings, any files, while also providing extensive styling options to customize how tags are highlighted.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vincaslt.highlight-matching-tagThank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. 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2021-04-20 Weekly News - Episode 100Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/1GOdVcQgfyc Hosts: Luis Majano - Owner of Ortus SolutionsGavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson - Senior Developer for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:- Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoadPatreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 83% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsWe made it to 100 Episodes!!So to thank our supporters, we decided to do a little raffle giveaway.To enter the raffle, answer 5 Ortus Trivia questions on the google form, and we’ll be giving away 5 boxlife swag packages.To those watching live in chat, if you complete the form today, you’ll go into the draw for the first 2, and then everyone until we record next week’s episode to have a chance at the remaining 3https://forms.gle/SKFLZHbQR1g2caKQ9 Congrats to Mark Takata, the new Adobe CF Technical EvangelistLet’s all offer a hardy welcome to our new Adobe ColdFusion Technical Evangelist, Mark Takata.  It’s great to see Adobe creating (recreating) that position.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/congrats-mark-takata-new-adobe-cf-evangelist/ ColdBox 6.4.0 Released - Welcome to the land of Scheduled TasksColdBox 6.4.0 is more of a major than a minor release due to the amount of work we have done to bring you one of the most revolutionary features of this framework: Scheduled Tasks.  https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/intro/release-history/whats-new-with-6.4.0 TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 Disabled by Default in Java after April 20 2021The OpenJDK Crypto Roadmap states that TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 will be disabled in OpenJDK releases by default after April 20, 2021. I assume this change also applies to Oracle, and all the JVMs that are derived from OpenJDK.https://www.petefreitag.com/item/916.cfm Spreadsheet Library v2.18.0 releasedFinally added support for header/footer images, also external/internal hyperlinkshttps://github.com/cfsimplicity/lucee-spreadsheet Adam Cameron is joining the CFML Slack again - be warned :)A week or so ago I started to talk to Easy Direct Debits Ltd, and this has worked out well for me (and hopefully them…. I'm starting today - I'll clock-on in about 15min - as "Technical Team Lead". it's with a CFML shop. I'm a wee bit rusty with my CFML, hence giving myself some exercises this last week. And my boss has given me more to do today. Ha. I will also be maintaining my focus on TDD, automated testing, and code quality. This is a big part of my role there. And this is excellent.I'll be rejoining the CFML Slack community shortly. Apologies in advance to everyone there ;-)https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/04/why-ive-been-looking-at-cfml-again.html Need testing for CommandBox 5.3.0 before releaseDevelopment is closed down for CommandBox 5.3.0 and just waiting on some final testing before I release.  Please give it a look now and make sure it's kosher.https://downloads.ortussolutions.com/#/ortussolutions/commandbox/5.3.0-alpha/ #CFML #ColdFusionhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1384544487591063556 ICYMI - VS Code Live Stream - VS Code Notebooks: A Deep DiveThursday 15th at 8am PSTVS Code is adding Notebooks as a core concept in the API, on top of which extensions like the Jupyter Notebook are being built. Join Tanha to explore the capabilities of Notebooks in VS Code. We'll also look under-the-hood at the new APIs to build custom notebooks and visualizers, and how you can use them to build new extensions.https://code.visualstudio.com/livestream?WT.mc_id=devcloud-18509-cxa Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-AXZZDTQhM Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  4/28/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMRecordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "To the future with cbFutures!", with Luis MajanoThursday, April 15, 20215:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDTIn this session we will explore the asynchronous and parallel programming constructs built into the ColdBox 6 Async Package. Java has supported a robust and functional approach to asynchronous programming since JDK8 and now it is available to us all in the Coldfusion (CFML) ⚡ World! To the future!https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277112459/Recording: https://cfcasts.com/series/ortusian-talks/videos/to-the-future-with-cbfutures!-with-luis-majano Ortus Webinar - Building modern web apps with ContentBox Modular CMS with Luis MajanoApril 23, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM CTContentBox is a professional open source modular content management system powered by ColdBox HMVC and ColdFusion. In this session, led by Luis Majano, we will get an overview of this CMS platform and how you can leverage it to not only deliver content based applications, but any modern web application thanks to its powerful headless API and ColdBox services.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Reminder: New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips CFCasts Content Updateswww.cfcasts.com CFCasts site updates!Just Released- Ortusian Talks    - To the Future with cbFutures with Luis Majano https://cfcasts.com/series/ortusian-talks/videos/to-the-future-with-cbfutures!-with-luis-majano - CommandBox Zero to Hero (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero)    - Additional Server Information    - JVM and JavaComing up soon- More CommandBox Zero to Hero- More What’s new with ColdBox 6- Up and Running with Quick- LogBox 101- Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingICYMI - VueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - Online - FreeHosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual Partyhttp://vueconf.us/ Videos coming soon on https://www.vuemastery.com/conferences/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21 TODAY AND TOMORROWRediscover the power of real-time data. Join us at RedisConf 2021 to hear from the Redis community, customers, and industry experts. Dive into the latest product experiences, get hands-on training, network with other Redis pros, and show off your skills by participating in a $100,000 hackathon.https://redislabs.com/redisconf/ Atlassian Teams 21Apr 28-30 Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.https://events.atlassian.com/team21 AWS Summit Online - AmericasMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.Call for Speakers open until Midnight April 1sthttps://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonMore Workshops dates to come- CommandBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the Week Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - ColdBox 6.4.0 Released - Welcome to the land of Scheduled TasksToday we released ColdBox v6.4.0 but it feels more like a major release than a minor one. We are introducing tons of new features in this release, especially our anticipated: ColdBox Scheduled Tasks feature set.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-640-released-welcome-to-the-land-of-scheduled-tasks Blog - Ben Nadel - Using The URL As The Source Of Truth During Search In AngularJS 1.2.22As of late, I've been building-out a number of Search-style pages at InVision in our legacy AngularJS platform. These search pages tend to include an open-ended keyword search in addition to several discrete filters that can be applied in parallel. As I've been wiring these pages together, I've been using the URL as the "source of truth" for the search state. This certainly isn't the first time that I've talked about using the URL to store state during search; but, I think what makes this demo interesting is that all of the additional discrete filters are powered by HREF attributes that need to be updated as the state of the search evolves. As such, I wanted to put together a small demo in AngularJS 1.2.22.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4029-using-the-url-as-the-source-of-truth-during-search-in-angularjs-1-2-22.htm Blog - Adam Cameron - Why I've been looking at CFML again recentlyA week or so ago I started to talk to Easy Direct Debits Ltd, and this has worked out well for me (and hopefully them…. I'm starting today - I'll clock-on in about 15min - as "Technical Team Lead". it's with a CFML shop. I'm a wee bit rusty with my CFML, hence giving myself some exercises this last week. And my boss has given me more to do today. Ha. I will also be maintaining my focus on TDD, automated testing, and code quality. This is a big part of my role there. And this is excellent.I'll be rejoining the CFML Slack community shortly. Apologies in advance to everyone there ;-)https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/04/why-ive-been-looking-at-cfml-again.html Blog - Adam Cameron - How (not to) apply a feature toggle in your codeI've had these notes lying around for a while, but they were never interesting enough (to me) to flesh out into a full article. But feature toggling has been on my mind recently (OK, it's because of Working Code Podcast's coverage of same: "018: Feature Flags (Finally!)"), so I figured I'll see what I can do with it.BTW you don't need to listen to the podcast first. It doesn't contextualise anything I say here (well maybe one thing down the bottom), it was just the catalyst for the decision to write this up. But go listen anyway. It's cool.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/04/how-not-to-apply-feature-toggle-in-your.html Blog - Adam Cameron - Adding TestBox, some tests and CFConfig into my Lucee containerOn Fri/Sat (it's currently Sunday evening, but I'll likely not finish this until Monday now) I started looking at getting some CFML stuff running on Lucee in a Docker container. If you like you can read about that stuff: "Using Docker to strum up an Nginx website serving CFML via Lucee" and "Repro for Lucee weirdness". This article resumes from where I got to with the former one, so that one might be good for some context.Full disclosure: I spent all today messing around in a spike: experimenting with stuff, and now am finally happy I have got something to report back on, so I have rolled-back the spike and am going to do the "production" version of it via TDD again. I just say this - and it's not the first time - if yer doing TDD it's OK to spike-out and do a bunch of stuff to work out how to do things without testing every step. Especially if yer like me and start from a position of having NFI what you need to do. However once yer done: revert everything and start again, testing-first as you go. What I've done here is save all my stuff in a branch, and now I'm looking at a diff of that and main, as a reference to what I actually need to do, and what is fluff that represents a dead end, or something I didn't need to do anyhow, or whatever.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/04/adding-testbox-some-tests-and-cfconfig.html Blog - Ben Nadel - Returning Search Filters Along With Search Results In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, I'm building an experimental search page for a customer that has an abnormally large amount of data. And, as I've been working on this feature, I started using a technique that I've come to really like: returning the search filters (ie, the input parameters) alongside the search results in the response payload for the client-side AJAX request. I'm finding this to be especially helpful when I have a higher chance of overlapping AJAX responses. As such, I thought I would share a quick example in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4028-returning-search-filters-along-with-search-results-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Adam Cameron - Using Docker to strum up an Nginx website serving CFML via LuceeOK so this is not the blog article I expected to be writing, had you asked me two weeks ago. But here we are. I'll go into the reason why I'm doing this a bit later.This will be a CFML-oriented version of the "VueJs/Symfony/Docker/TDD series":- Nginx website.- Proxying for Lucee as the CFML-processing application layer.- Running inside Docker containers.- TDD the whole enterprise.If I have time (and any will-to-live remaining), I will add this lot into the mix:- Work out how Forgebox works, which seems to be CFML's equivalent of Composer / NPM- Use that to install Testbox (CFML-based Jasmine-ish testing framework)- And also install CFWheels, a CFML-based framework akin to Ruby on Rails.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/04/using-docker-to-strum-up-nginx-website.html Blog - Adam Cameron - Repro for Lucee weirdnessI'm just having to install Lucee on my machine, and have got its Docker version up and running, but I'm seeing some weirdness with it. I was just wondering if someone else could take the time to try a quick experiment for me, and report back.The comments are where the real gold is with this.https://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/04/repro-for-lucee-weirdness.html Blog - Pete Freitag - TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 Disabled by Default in Java after April 2021The OpenJDK Crypto Roadmap states that TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 will be disabled in OpenJDK releases by default after April 20, 2021. I assume this change also applies to Oracle, and all the JVMs that are derived from OpenJDK.https://www.petefreitag.com/item/916.cfm Blog - Charlie Arehart - CF Portal - Congrats to Mark Takata, the new Adobe CF Technical EvangelistLet’s all offer a hardy welcome to our new Adobe ColdFusion Technical Evangelist, Mark Takata.  It’s great to see Adobe creating (recreating) that position.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/congrats-mark-takata-new-adobe-cf-evangelist/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 70 ColdFusion positions from 44 companies across 47 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.0 new jobs this weekForgeBox Module of the WeekFRAPISDK by Brad WoodFusionReactor API SDK. A simple CFML library for some common FRAPI functions. I have a CFC I've used in a few projects now including CommandBox & REST-over-STOMP that provides a simple wrapper to the Fusion Reactor FRAPI java classes. I've finally stuck it in a package on ForgeBox. Doesn't require ColdBox.https://www.forgebox.io/view/FRAPISDK VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekWakaTimeWakaTime is an open source VS Code plugin for metrics, insights, and time tracking automatically generated from your programming activity.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WakaTime.vscode-wakatime Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. 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2021-04-13 Weekly News - Episode 99Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wmBusQHhs0w Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions: - Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week - Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoadPatreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 79% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsNew Release Candidate for Lucee 5.3.8There is a new Release Candidate ( 5.3.8.167-RC ) available to download from our download page https://download.lucee.org or via the Lucee Admin.https://dev.lucee.org/t/new-release-candidate-5-3-8-167-rc-rc2/8197 Adobe CF 2021 Lockdown Guide is availableThis may not be “news” for everyone but somehow it had slipped by me: the ColdFusion 2021 Lockdown Guide has been available since December 2020 (and was updated slightly in Jan 2021). I find no mention of it here, so I thought it a good post to share.The 2021 guide is about 9 pages longer than the 2018 version. The new version covers security-related aspects of new features in CF2021, such as CF package management (cfpm), as well as security-related aspects of new features in the CF Administrator, and some modest additions to coverage of security-related aspects in the Performance Monitoring Toolset (PMT) and the CF Api Manager.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/coldfusion-2021-lockdown-guide-available/ Mid-Michigan CFUG - Embracing the Jamstack with Ray CamdenTuesday, April 13 at 7:00 pmWe are going virtualMeeting URL:  https://bit.ly/3dGHjgE http://www.mmcfug.org/ VS Code Live Stream - VS Code Notebooks: A Deep DiveThursday 15th at 8am PSTVS Code is adding Notebooks as a core concept in the API, on top of which extensions like the Jupyter Notebook are being built. Join Tanha to explore the capabilities of Notebooks in VS Code. We'll also look under-the-hood at the new APIs to build custom notebooks and visualizers, and how you can use them to build new extensions.https://code.visualstudio.com/livestream?WT.mc_id=devcloud-18509-cxa ICYMI - VS Code 1.55 Release PartyThursday, April 8VS Code teamLive event and Q&A with the VS Code team to discuss highlights from the March 2021, 1.55 release.https://youtu.be/-YQ8UnjNQ1M Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  4/28/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMRecordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "CSS Crash Course for CSS Haters or Novices", with Jessica KeenerThursday, April 8, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTThis class is intended for a complete novice to CSS, or those who know enough to get by but hate everything about it. We will be covering the basics of CSS (including specificity), using preprocessors, as well as several practical best practices to keep you out of CSS hell.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277252125 Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx7OqcqAw3Y Online CF Meetup - "To the future with cbFutures!", with Luis MajanoThursday, April 15, 20215:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDTIn this session we will explore the asynchronous and parallel programming constructs built into the ColdBox 6 Async Package. Java has supported a robust and functional approach to asynchronous programming since JDK8 and now it is available to us all in the Coldfusion (CFML) ⚡ World! To the future!https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277112459/Ortus Webinar - Building modern web apps with ContentBox Modular CMS with Luis MajanoApril 23, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM CTContentBox is a professional open source modular content management system powered by ColdBox HMVC and ColdFusion. In this session, led by Luis Majano, we will get an overview of this CMS platform and how you can leverage it to not only deliver content based applications, but any modern web application thanks to its powerful headless API and ColdBox services.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Reminder: New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips CFCasts Content Updateswww.cfcasts.com CFCasts site updates!Just Released - CommandBox Zero to Hero (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero)      - Server start and other Commands      - Host, Port and Server.json      - Artifacts - What’s new with ColdBox 6 (https://cfcasts.com/series/whats-new-with-coldbox6)       - Debugging and Profiling ColdBox Apps with the ColdBox DebuggerComing up soon- More CommandBox Zero to Hero- More What’s new with ColdBox 6- Up and Running with Quick- LogBox 101- Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - TOMORROW - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)Hosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual PartyWorkshops TBAhttp://vueconf.us/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Rediscover the power of real-time data. Join us at RedisConf 2021 to hear from the Redis community, customers, and industry experts. Dive into the latest product experiences, get hands-on training, network with other Redis pros, and show off your skills by participating in a $100,000 hackathon.https://redislabs.com/redisconf/ Atlassian Teams 21Apr 28-30 Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.https://events.atlassian.com/team21 AWS Summit Online - AmericasMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.https://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonMore Workshops dates to come- CommandBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Charlie Arehart - ColdFusion 2021 Lockdown Guide availableThis may not be “news” for everyone but somehow it had slipped by me: the ColdFusion 2021 Lockdown Guide has been available since December 2020 (and was updated slightly in Jan 2021). I find no mention of it here, so I thought it a good post to share.The 2021 guide is about 9 pages longer than the 2018 version. The new version covers security-related aspects of new features in CF2021, such as CF package management (cfpm), as well as security-related aspects of new features in the CF Administrator, and some modest additions to coverage of security-related aspects in the Performance Monitoring Toolset (PMT) and the CF Api Manager.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/04/coldfusion-2021-lockdown-guide-available/ Tweet - James Moberg - Migrating Versions and using Lucee’s Unit TestsWhile migrating #ColdFusion 2016 apps to CF2021 & Lucee #cfml, I've found the Lucee unit tests to be extremely beneficial. https://github.com/lucee/Lucee/tree/6.0/testFor example, Lucee has a null coalescing elvis operator, but adobe throws an error. #crossCFMLCodinghttps://twitter.com/gamesover/status/1381661107228663818https://twitter.com/gamesoverBlog - Ben Nadel - Experimenting With Try / Catch / Retry Semantics In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day, when I was looking something up in the Lucee CFML documentation, I came across a page that outlined the CFRetry tag. This tag will jump the control flow back up to the CFTry ingress, re-running the volatile execution pathway. I'm not sure I've seen this tag before. And, I don't actually "retry" much code in my ColdFusion applications. But, every now and then, I'll have some "exponential" back-off logic around a remote system call. As such, I wanted to see how my traditional approach to this would compare and contrast with the retry semantics in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4025-experimenting-with-try-catch-retry-semantics-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using Array-Like Structs As Arrays In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day, when I was working on unifying type casting errors in Lucee CFML, I spent some time digging around in the Lucee source code on GitHub looking for examples of casting error messages. As I was doing this, I came across a Java class called StructAsArray. This wrapper class appears to allow array-like Structs to be treated as Arrays in some scenarios. I don't recall ever seeing this discussed; so, I wanted to perform a quick experiment in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4026-using-array-like-structs-as-arrays-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Unifying Type Casting Exceptions For Cleaner Log Aggregation In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, we use Loggly as our centralized log aggregation service. And, when I go to consume said logs, I am generally breaking them down by "Error Message". Most of the time, this is great. However, when a script kiddie starts barfing malicious data into my pages, it creates a lot of noise in Loggly since Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47 creates unique error messages for each type casting exception. In order to cut down on this noise, and to help the security team fine-tune the WAF (Web Application Firewall) rules, I wanted to unify all type casting errors under a single error message.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4024-unifying-type-casting-exceptions-for-cleaner-log-aggregation-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Matthew Clemente - Use the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver Directly with ColdFusionFor reasons irrelevant to this post, I wanted to run a query directly via the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver, bypassing cfquery. To be clear, up front, I do not recommend doing this and I don’t know of any practical use case for it. But, because I couldn’t find much online, I thought it worth documenting.https://blog.mattclemente.com/2021/04/07/postgresql-jdbc-driver-coldfusion.html Blog - Terra Tech - Funny ColdFusion Custom Tag Competition (CFML Programmer’s Jokes)Recently I decided to run a little competition.The goal was to write your best ColdFusion custom tag joke, and post it. No big reason for that, I just wanted to shake everyone up and see how creative CF'ers can be. Although, I already know they are very funny and creative.You can check out all the answers and jokes directlyhttps://teratech.com/funny-coldfusion-custom-tag-cfml-programmer/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Task Switching, Sensory Specific Satiety, And Staying Productive At WorkAs a software engineer, one thing that I've never connected with is the idea that engineers only have "N" number of hours per day in which they can be productive. I believe this concept stems from a lack of strategy, not a lack of capacity. I am not going to argue that every hour of every day has equal potential; but, I do think that we can employ strategies to maximize every hour if we learn to lean into the constraints of our day instead of fighting them.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4023-task-switching-sensory-specific-satiety-and-staying-productive-at-work.htm Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - ColdBox Debugger Mini-APM v3 Launched!We are so excited to bring about a major release for the ColdBox Debugger project: v3.0.0. However, what in the world is the ColdBox Debugger module? I am glad you asked:https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-debugger-mini-apm-v3-launched Blog - Toomba - Adding CacheBox to your CFML ApplicationCacheBox is a tool that adds caching to your application to speed things up. It is not dependent on a single cache which makes it very powerful when your application needs frequent change.https://toomba.com/en/blogs/adding-cachebox-to-your-cfml-application/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 70 ColdFusion positions from 44 companies across 47 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.1 new job this weekFull-Time - Software Developer at Houston - United States Posted Apr 12https://www.getcfmljobs.com/viewjob.cfm?jobid=11217 ForgeBox Module of the WeekCFMigrationsDatabase migrations are a way of providing version control for your application's database. Changes to database schema are kept in timestamped files that are ran in order up and down.In the up function, you describe the changes to apply your migration. In the down function, you describe the changes to undo your migration.https://www.forgebox.io/view/cfmigrations Story Links:pgjdbc PR - https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2119 Lucee Ticket - https://luceeserver.atlassian.net/browse/LDEV-3426 VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekQuokka.jsBy Wallaby.js - 1 million+ installsJavaScript and TypeScript playground in your editor.Quokka.js is a developer productivity tool for rapid JavaScript / TypeScript prototyping. 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2021-04-06 Weekly News - Episode 98Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/p-M2T1h1-4Q Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:- Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoadPatreon SupportWe have 35 patreons providing 78% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsColdBox Debugger v3.0.0 in BetaNew major version ready for testing. - Better ORM debugging- Improved Docker Debugging- Improved Cache debugging- UI tweaks and improved Reports- Improved Java Reportinghttps://github.com/coldbox-modules/cbdebugger Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  4/28/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMOnline CF Meetup - "CSS Crash Course for CSS Haters or Novices", with Jessica KeenerThursday, April 8, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTThis class is intended for a complete novice to CSS, or those who know enough to get by but hate everything about it. We will be covering the basics of CSS (including specificity), using preprocessors, as well as several practical best practices to keep you out of CSS hell.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277252125 Online CF Meetup - "To the future with cbFutures!", with Luis MajanoThursday, April 15, 20215:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDTIn this session we will explore the asynchronous and parallel programming constructs built into the ColdBox 6 Async Package. Java has supported a robust and functional approach to asynchronous programming since JDK8 and now it is available to us all in the Coldfusion (CFML) ⚡ World! To the future!https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277112459/Ortus Webinar - Building modern web apps with ContentBox Modular CMS with Luis MajanoApril 23, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM CTContentBox is a professional open source modular content management system powered by ColdBox HMVC and ColdFusion. In this session, led by Luis Majano, we will get an overview of this CMS platform and how you can leverage to not only deliver content based applications, but any modern web application thanks to its powerful headless API and ColdBox services.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Reminder: New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released- CommandBox Zero to Hero (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero)        - CommandBox Servers        - CFEnginesComing up soon - More CommandBox Zero to Hero - Up and Running with Quick - Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)Hosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual PartyWorkshops TBAhttp://vueconf.us/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Rediscover the power of real-time data. Join us at RedisConf 2021 to hear from the Redis community, customers, and industry experts. Dive into the latest product experiences, get hands-on training, network with other Redis pros, and show off your skills by participating in a $100,000 hackathon.https://redislabs.com/redisconf/ Atlassian Teams 21Apr 28-30 Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.https://events.atlassian.com/team21 AWS Summit Online - AmericasMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.Call for Speakers open until Midnight April 1sthttps://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonMore Workshops dates to come- CommandBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Rethinking Error Type Schemas And Naming Conventions In My ColdFusion ApplicationOver the last few years, I've spent a lot of time thinking about error chaining, the difference between throwing errors and reporting errors, and a general set of DOs and DON'Ts for managing errors in an application. But, I've never put much thought into an error type schema or a naming convention for the errors that I throw() in my ColdFusion applications. As such, every time I go to throw an error, I'm left feeling very shaky about the whole thing. I need to develop a standard that I can adhere to such that I can focus on the business logic and not get distracted by the less significant details.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4021-rethinking-error-type-schemas-and-naming-conventions-in-my-coldfusion-application.htm Blog - Charlie Arehart - Confirming ColdFusion's Java version via CFML codeHave you ever wished you could confirm with 100% certainty what Java version is in use by the CF instance you are running? Or where the JVM’s location is (in case you are told to modify files related to it)? Maybe you don’t have access to the CF Admin, or aren’t sure you can trust you or a colleague are looking at the “right” CF Admin.The good news is that ColdFusion offers simple ways/variables that can show you each of these, via CFML code. In this post, I share those. This post is a briefer version of a longer post I did today with more information on all this, covering several related points.https://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2021/4/5/Confirming-ColdFusions-Java-version-via-CFML-code Blog - Ben Nadel - A Peek Into The Interstitial Cost Of MicroservicesAs I've discussed recently, my team at InVision has been investing time in merging microservices back into our ColdFusion monolith. And, this week marks yet another successful subsumption of a Go microservice into our CFML juggernaut. What makes this example so interesting to me is that the target microservice was very small in scope; which, in turn, makes it easy to see the performance impact of the merger. And, what I'm seeing is a delta between the self-reported performance of the Go service and the self-reported performance of the ColdFusion service. When the numbers don't quite line up, it gives us a peek into the interstitial cost of a microservices architecture.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4020-a-peek-into-the-interstitial-cost-of-microservices.htm Relevant http modules: Hyper: https://www.forgebox.io/view/hyper BoltHttp: https://github.com/foundeo/bolthttp Blog - Ben Nadel - Things I Regret: Returning Modified Data In API Response PayloadsWhen you work on the same web application for the better part of a decade, your architectural choices have plenty of time to learn you a lesson, showing you what works and what definitely does not work. And, one software architectural choice that has bitten me in the butt time and time again is the decision to return modified data in an API response payload. If I could go back and rebuild all mutation requests, I would design them to return confirmation data only - no entity data.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4019-things-i-regret-returning-modified-data-in-api-response-payloads.htm Tweet - Brad Wood - New CommandBox feature in Bleeding edgeNew CommandBox feature on the bleeding edge to make CI builds easier to configure.  Now, all CommandBox config settings can be influenced by env varshttps://ortussolutions.atlassian.net/browse/COMMANDBOX-1279 box_config_endpoints_forgebox_APIToken=my-token-here#CFML #ColdFusionhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1377386837866504193 https://twitter.com/bdw429sBlog - James Moberg - CFML Unit Tests for CFHTTP and BadSSLI'm in the process of migrating some CFML projects from Adobe ColdFusion 2016 to either CF2021 or Lucee. After the recent CF2016v17 update, I've been reading some reports of SSL connections not working and wanted to find out for myself if all platforms returned equivalent results when connecting to badssl.com. While badssl is meant for manual testing of security UI in web clients, it's the best (and only) public SSL testing endpoint that I could find.https://dev.to/gamesover/cfml-unit-tests-for-cfhttp-and-badssl-1lfa CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 69 ColdFusion positions from 43 companies across 46 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.2 new jobs this weekFull-Time - ColdFusion Developer-11267 at Albany, NY - United States Apr 05https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Developer11267-at-Albany-NY/11216 Full-Time - Senior Software Engineer – ColdFusion at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.. - India Apr 05https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Senior-Software-Engineer-ColdFusion-at-Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/11215 ForgeBox Module of the WeekContentBox 5 BetaContentBox is a FOREVER FREE Professional Open Source modular content management engine based on the popular ColdBox MVC framework.ContentBox 5:install contentbox-site@be ContentBox 4.xinstall contentbox-sitehttps://www.forgebox.io/view/contentbox VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekTerminalRun terminal command directly in Text Editor. by Jun Han, the same writer for auto-close tag and auto-rename tag. Features: - Run all the commands in Text Editor- Run the selected commands in Text Editor- Stop the running commands- View output in Output Window- Open Integrated Terminal at current file's directory- Quick way to toggle Integrated Terminalhttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulahendry.terminal Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. 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2021-03-30 Weekly News - Episode 97Watch the video version on YouTube at  https://youtu.be/bPVPl50yR-s Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:- Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoadPatreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 79% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsCFConfig update released to fix a Datasource change by AdobeAdobe changed how their datasource settings were stored, and this caused some issues for those using CFConfig with CommandBox with the new updates. To install runbox install commandbox-cfconfigTo update run the following to update your system modules including CFConfigbox update --system https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-cfconfig CommandBox Docker v3.3.0 Images ReleasedToday we are pleased to announce the release of version 3.3.0 of our CommandBox Docker images. This release contains a number of enhancements for multi-architecture support, Adobe Coldfusion 2021 compatibility, and security.Of note, and a potentially breaking change for some, is that the base ortussolutions/commandbox:latest tag is now based on OpenJDK11 rather than OpenJDK8. https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-docker-v330-images-released ICYMI Adobe CF Updates released for 2021, 2018 and even 2016We are pleased to announce that we have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions:ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 1ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 11ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 17In these updates, we’ve fixed a few security bugs and some other bugs, which are mentioned in the tech notes.In ColdFusion (2021 release), we’ve added activation and deactivation of Virtual core licenses. In addition, we’ve introduced support for RHEL 8.3, WildFly 23, Tomcat 9.0.43, PostgreSQL 13, Oracle 19c (2018), and MS SQL Server 2019.adobe@2021 finally supports ColdBox!!!!ICYMI - CommandBox Adobe CF Updated Images ready on ForgeBoxJon Clausen worked hard on the release day to get all of the updates done. Adobe CF 2021 was the first update, so it took a lot longer than normal to get it prepped, especially with all of the differences in the new package manager setup.https://www.forgebox.io/view/adobe Adobe’s Docker Images moving from jFrog’s BinTrayThis isn’t technically “ColdFusion news” but it affects those who may want to use the Adobe ColdFusion Docker images. Since 2018, they have been hosted on the Docker registry service from JFrog called BinTray. JFrog announced recently that they are sunsetting the BinTray service, on May 1 2021.What’s not clear (for now) is what this means for those who want to obtain Adobe CF Docker images after that date. To be clear, this JFrog news does NOT at all call into question Adobe’s support for their CF Docker images. Indeed, just last week they updated them for CF2021, 2018, and 2016 when they came out with the above-mentioned updates for each of those versions. And any images you’ve already pulled/downloaded will work fine, even after that deadline.This news only raises the question of WHERE we will find/how we will go about pulling them after May 1.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/bintray-coldfusion-docker-image-repo-going-away-may-1/ FusionReactor v8.7.0 releasedStatus: 25th March 2021These Release Notes describe what is contained in this release, provide late-breaking news and list additional documentation for the software.Support Java 16, Support Java 15, Support ColdBox ElasticSearch (cbElastic 2.0.0+), Improve debug logging for JDBC tracking, Improve HttpClient tracking, and more improvements and squashed some bugs.https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/kb/frs-456/ Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  4/28/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMICYMI - FR Webinar - What Are The 5 Things You Should ALWAYS Check Before You Release Your Application?Join Mikey on March 25 at 09:30 PDT Releasing a new app or website can be stressful. Whilst most dev teams have a QA process, the team often needs to go a little deeper in order to spot performance issues errors buried deep within the code.  The 5 things you should always check before you release your application are https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/what-are-the-5-things-you-should-always-check-before-you-release-your-application/ Register: https://bit.ly/3bD4WWr ICYMI - Ortus Webinar - Vue.js in my ColdBox AppFriday, March 26th at 11:00 AM CT (GMT -6:00)In this webinar, Esmeralda Acevedo will show us how to integrate Vue in a simple ColdBox app, which will ultimately demonstrate the fundamentals of Vue.js.with Esme Acevedohttps://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Recording: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/esme-acevedo-on-vue.js-in-your-coldbox-app Online CF Meetup - "CSS Crash Course for CSS Haters or Novices", with Jessica KeenerThursday, April 8, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTThis class is intended for a complete novice to CSS, or those who know enough to get by but hate everything about it. We will be covering the basics of CSS (including specificity), using preprocessors, as well as several practical best practices to keep you out of CSS hell.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277252125 Online CF Meetup - "To the future with cbFutures!", with Luis MajanoThursday, April 15, 20215:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDTIn this session we will explore the asynchronous and parallel programming constructs built into the ColdBox 6 Async Package. Java has supported a robust and functional approach to asynchronous programming since JDK8 and now it is available to us all in the Coldfusion (CFML) ⚡ World! To the future!https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277112459/Reminder: New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released - Esme Acevedo on Vue.js in your ColdBox App - https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/esme-acevedo-on-vue.js-in-your-coldbox-app - CommandBox Zero to Hero (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero)      - Module Settings      - Creating Custom Commands      - Injecting a ServiceComing up soon - More CommandBox Zero to Hero - Up and Running with Quick - Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)Hosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual PartyWorkshops TBAhttp://vueconf.us/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Rediscover the power of real-time data. Join us at RedisConf 2021 to hear from the Redis community, customers, and industry experts. Dive into the latest product experiences, get hands-on training, network with other Redis pros, and show off your skills by participating in a $100,000 hackathon.https://redislabs.com/redisconf/ Atlassian Teams 21Apr 28-30 Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.https://events.atlassian.com/team21 AWS Summit Online - AmericasMay 12-13Online and Free AWS Summit Online is designed for developers and IT professionals looking to learn how to build and innovate at scale using AWS Cloud. Hear the very latest from AWS executives, attend breakout sessions featuring customer stories, and engage with AWS experts to get your questions answered. Enhance your skills with hands-on labs and workshops, learn from inspiring demos, and discover what AWS and our Partner Solutions can do for your business.This free online conference is designed to educate you about AWS services; and help you design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and applications.https://aws.amazon.com/events/summits/online/americas/ DockerConMay 27th 2021DockerCon 2021 is a free, one-day virtual event that is a unique experience for developers and development teams who are building the next generation of modern applications. If you want to learn about how to go from code to cloud fast and how to solve your development challenges, DockerCon 2021 offers engaging live content to help you build, share and run your applications.Call for Speakers open until Midnight April 1sthttps://www.docker.com/dockercon-live/2021 Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonMore Workshops dates to come- CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the Week Blog - Charlie Arehart - Adobe’s Docker Images moving from jFrog’s BinTrayThis isn’t technically “ColdFusion news” but it affects those who may want to use the Adobe ColdFusion Docker images. Since 2018, they have been hosted on the Docker registry service from JFrog called BinTray. JFrog announced recently that they are sunsetting the BinTray service, on May 1 2021.What’s not clear (for now) is what this means for those who want to obtain Adobe CF Docker images after that date. To be clear, this JFrog news does NOT at all call into question Adobe’s support for their CF Docker images. Indeed, just last week they updated them for CF2021, 2018, and 2016 when they came out with the above-mentioned updates for each of those versions. And any images you’ve already pulled/downloaded will work fine, even after that deadline.This news only raises the question of WHERE we will find/how we will go about pulling them after May 1.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/bintray-coldfusion-docker-image-repo-going-away-may-1/    Blog - Ben Nadel - The Safe Navigation Operator Checks Both Left And Right Operands In ColdFusionHistorically, I've always thought of the safe navigation operator - ?. - as checking the left operand in an expression before continuing to evaluate the right operand. However, by sheer accident, I stumbled upon the fact that the safe navigation operator appears to check both the left and right operands. And, this appears to work in both Adobe ColdFusion and Lucee CFML.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4017-the-safe-navigation-operator-checks-both-left-and-right-operands-in-coldfusion.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Consuming Sparse, Unpredictable "omitempty" Golang JSON Payloads Using Null Coalescing In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48At InVision, I'm working on yet another "remonolithification" project, this time merging a Go service into my ColdFusion monolith. As part of this subsumption, I have to write CFML code that consumes the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) payload being returned from a different Go service. I have basically no Go experience; so, this endeavor has been comically challenging given the simplicity of the service that I'm tearing down. It turns out, in Go, you can use an omitempty flag in your deserialization process to make your return payloads wildly unpredictable. To translate the sparse, unpredictable, and potentially missing data into a predictable ColdFusion format, I'm using the null coalescing operator (aka, the "Elivs" Operator) in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4016-consuming-sparse-unpredictable-omitempty-golang-json-payloads-using-null-coalescing-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-48.htm Tweet - Brad Wood - Old blog but a good one - Rewriting in a shiny new language is a bad ideaThis is an old article from @spolsky but I still love it.https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/ A lot of companies rushing to rewrite their entire stack in shiny new language X should read this 😂https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1375466711588220929https://twitter.com/bdw429s Tweet - Brad Wood - Old project but CFML Badges are awesomeThis is an older project, but I bet a lot of people don't know about it.  Have you seen these awesome CFML badges by @coldfumonkeh you can use in your readmes on Github to show your flare? https://cfmlbadges.monkehworks.com/ #CFML #ColdFusionhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1375454101841063940https://twitter.com/bdw429s Tweet - Zac Spitzer - Boom - PerformanceBoom! Just tweaked DirectoryList( listinfo="path" ); it now runs 5 times faster than before https://luceeserver.atlassian.net/browse/LDEV-3394 https://twitter.com/zackster/status/1375209018155753474 https://twitter.com/zackster Product Update - Tony Junkes - PDF Tools SDK for Document Services V1.3.0Updated my CFML version of Adobe's Java sample project using the PDF Tools SDK for Document Services to v1.3.0 and include Document Generation examples. #cfml #coldfusionhttps://github.com/tonyjunkes/pdftools-java-sdk-cfml-samples Blog - Jon Clausen - Ortus Solutions - CommandBox Docker v3.3.0 Images ReleasedToday we are pleased to announce the release of version 3.3.0 of our CommandBox Docker images. This release contains a number of enhancements for multi-architecture support, Adobe Coldfusion 2021 compatibility, and security.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-docker-v330-images-released Product Update - Zac Spitzer - Performance Analyzer Extension v2.0.0.1Now with Drill down by file or path, thanks @Gert for the suggestionhttps://dev.lucee.org/t/performance-analyzer-extension-v2-0-0-1-report-by-file-or-path/8110 CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 66 ColdFusion positions from 40 companies across 45 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.3 new jobs this weekFull-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Chantilly, VA - United States Posted Mar 26https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Chantilly-VA/11213 Full-Time - Application Developer (ColdFusion) at Falls Church, VA - United States Posted Mar 25https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/AppDeve-CF-at-FallsChurch-VA/11211 Full-Time - Application Developer (ColdFusion) at Falls Church, VA - United States Posted Mar 25https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Application-Developer-ColdFusion-at-Falls-Church-VA/11212 ForgeBox Module of the WeekCommandBox Update CheckThis module can check for new versions of the CLI and system modules every time you start the CLI in interactive mode. An outbound internet connection is required for it to work.https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-update-check VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekApril Fools: PasteOverflow Paste StackOverflow snippets directly from your Command Palette.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=matsz.pasteoverflow Real: StackOverflow Instant SearchThis extension adds a quick command to search Stackoverflow without leaving your favorite VS Code. You can find the command by name stackoverflow search or by using the hotkeys cmd+h on Mac or ctrl+h on Windows, h stands for help. As an alternative you can execute search instantly from a context menu (select text -> right click -> Stackoverflow Search) or by using the hotkeys cmd+shift+h on Mac or ctrl+shift+h on Windows.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Alexey-Strakh.stackoverflow-search   Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. 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2021-03-23 Weekly News - Episode 96Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/dnEuyevgBrM Hosts:Eric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsA few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions: - Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week - Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoadPatreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 79% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsAdobe CF Updates released for 2021, 2018 and even 2016We are pleased to announce that we have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions:- ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 1- ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 11 - POSSIBLE DATASOURCE BUG- ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 17In these updates, we’ve fixed a few security bugs and some other bugs, which are mentioned in the tech notes.In ColdFusion (2021 release), we’ve added activation and deactivation of Virtual core licenses. In addition, we’ve introduced support for RHEL 8.3, WildFly 23, Tomcat 9.0.43, PostgreSQL 13, Oracle 19c (2018), and MS SQL Server 2019.adobe@2021 finally supports ColdBox!!!!CommandBox Adobe CF Updated Images ready on ForgeBoxJon Clausen worked hard yesterday on the release day to get all of the updates done. Adobe CF 2021 was the first update, so it took a lot longer than normal to get it prepped, especially with all of the differences in the new package manager setup.https://www.forgebox.io/view/adobe ColdBox Security v2.11.1+174 releasedFix getRealIP() to only return originating user's source IP, if the forwarded ip is a listAdd a secureSameUser method to throw when passed a different userhttps://www.forgebox.io/view/cbsecurity Mementifier : The State Maker! V2.3.0+116 releasedPass nested mappers and defaults down to nested getMemento callshttps://www.forgebox.io/view/mementifier Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementNext Webinar:  3/24/21ColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMFR Webinar - What Are The 5 Things You Should ALWAYS Check Before You Release Your Application?Join Mikey on March 25 at 09:30 PDT Releasing a new app or website can be stressful. Whilst most dev teams have a QA process, the team often needs to go a little deeper in order to spot performance issues errors buried deep within the code.  The 5 things you should always check before you release your application are https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/what-are-the-5-things-you-should-always-check-before-you-release-your-application/ Register: https://bit.ly/3bD4WWr Ortus Webinar - Vue.js in my ColdBox AppFriday, March 26th at 11:00 AM CT (GMT -6:00)In this webinar, Esmeralda Acevedo will show us how to integrate Vue in a simple ColdBox app, which will ultimately demonstrate the fundamentals of Vue.js.with Esme Acevedohttps://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Online CF Meetup - "To the future with cbFutures!", with Luis MajanoThursday, April 15, 20215:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDTIn this session we will explore the asynchronous and parallel programming constructs built into the ColdBox 6 Async Package. Java has supported a robust and functional approach to asynchronous programming since JDK8 and now it is available to us all in the Coldfusion (CFML) ⚡ World! To the future!https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/277112459/Reminder: New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released- CommandBox Zero to Hero (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero)      - Creating a Package- Diseño web (Spanish)      - Etiquetas HTML      - Estructura base de una página HTMLComing up- More CommandBox Zero to Hero- Up and Running with Quick- Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)Hosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual PartyWorkshops TBAhttp://vueconf.us/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Stay tuned for Detailshttps://redislabs.com/redisconf/ Atlassian Teams 21Apr 28-30 Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.https://events.atlassian.com/team21 DockerConMay 27th 2021https://www.docker.com/dockercon/ Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonMore Workshops dates to come: - CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - My Docker For Mac File IO Is 68-Times Slower Than It Is In ProductionAfter pouring weeks of personal time in my ColdFusion custom tag DSL for HTML emails, I was a bit gutted when I went to apply the methodology in my local InVision code only to find out that it was running very slowly inside of my Docker for Mac container. It turns out, when using the <CFImport> tag, Lucee CFML is doing a massive amount of File IO (Input/Output), resolving the CFML file on every invocation (which I've filed as a bug). And, File IO is notoriously slow in Docker For Mac. Which begs the question: how does the local File IO penalty compare to a production Lucee CFML server which is also running containers but is much closer to the metal? It turns out, the File IO in my Docker for Mac is 68-times slower than it is in production.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4010-my-docker-for-mac-file-io-is-68-times-slower-than-it-is-in-production.htmVideo - Mid-Michigan ColdFusion Users Group - Building Microsoft Teams Apps With CFMLRandy Brown gives two examples of using Microsoft Teams apps with ColdFusion/CFML. First example is a bot that acts as a twice monthly reminder to process student timecards. Second example is a sophisticated CallerID application that brings up customer information on a cell phone after the first ring. Integrates with the universities Avaya phone system. Delivered live at a meeting of Mid-Michigan ColdFusion Users Group.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r78_s7xz37MBlog - Ben Nadel - An Opinionated Guide To Handling Pull Requests (PRs) On My TeamOn last week's Working Code podcast episode, I presented my strongly held beliefs about how Pull Requests (PRs) should be managed within a team setting. This is based on a decade of trial-and-error and an evolving understanding of git and GitHub that works well for me and my small team at InVision. Some of these opinions resonated with the podcast panel; others were flat-out rejected. Your mileage may vary.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4013-an-opinionated-guide-to-handling-pull-requests-prs-on-my-team.htm Blog - Matthew Clemente - PostgreSQL - Only Update If Greater ThanA quick note on a very convenient PostgreSQL function that I learned today - GREATEST - which can be used when you want a database column updated only if the incoming value is greater (more recent) than the existing value in the column.https://blog.mattclemente.com/2021/03/22/postgresql-greatest.html http://erikdarlingdata.com/sql-server/greatest-least-and-sql-server/Blog - Ben Nadel - The ColdFusion Monolith Allows My Team To Move Fast And Deploy Hella OftenA few months ago, I wrote about how my team is actively merging microservices back into the monolith. Then, yesterday, I shared my opinionated guide to managing Pull Requests (PRs) for my team of 4 engineers at InVision. In that guide, I talked about how my team prioritizes code reviews, shipping product, and providing value to our customers. These two strategies - using a ColdFusion monolith and making PRs our number one priority - allow my team to move fast and deploy hella often. And while I've always felt this in my bones, I was delighted to see that my Operations Team just created a dashboard that allows me to see those feelings materialized in a service-deployment bar chart:https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4014-the-coldfusion-monolith-allows-my-team-to-move-fast-and-deploy-hella-often.htm Blog - Adobe - ColdFusion March 2021 updates releasedWe are pleased to announce that we have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions:ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 1ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 11ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 17In these updates, we’ve fixed a few security bugs and some other bugs, which are mentioned in the tech notes.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/coldfusion-march-2021-updates-released/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Porting Lucee CFML's SystemOutput() Function Over To Adobe ColdFusionIn my previous post on dynamically extending a distributed lock in Redis, Paolo Olocco asked about some Lucee CFML / Adobe ColdFusion compatibility issues; one of which was how to implement the SystemOutput() function. At InVision, writing to the standard out and error streams is a very important action: we use SystemOutput() to write all of our logs to the these streams where they are then aggregated and shipped off to Loggly. As such, I thought it would be a fun code kata to try and port the SystemOutput() function over to Adobe ColdFusion.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4012-porting-lucee-cfmls-systemoutput-function-over-to-adobe-coldfusion.htmBlog - StarGateMS on ColdFusion Forum - Alert about MySQL Connector/J 8.0.23Users who require the MySQL Connector/J should avoid 8.0.23 as it breaks date values returned in queries. Stick with 8.0.22 for now.We encountered a problem while setting up a new ColdFusion 2021 server, and felt it warranted an alert to other users who want to use MySQL through the community version of the MySQL Connector/J.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/alert-mysql-connector-j-8-0-23/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Casting Between Dates And Numeric Dates In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48One of the curious features of ColdFusion is the fact that you can represent Date/Time values as numbers. These numbers reference the fractional days since the "ColdFusion Epoch", which is 12/30/1899 00:00:00 for "reasons". I don't use these "numeric dates" very often. But, just this past week, I had to group a bunch of date/time values into "day buckets"; and, I found it quite convenient to call floor( date ) in order to get a normalized, numeric version. This brought up fond memories of the 2000-aughts when I was fascinated by "Date Math" in ColdFusion. As such, I wanted to take a moment and wax nostalgic about casting between Dates and Numbers in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4011-casting-between-dates-and-numeric-dates-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-48.htmTweet - Gary Knight - Ortus LoveI love #commandbox. @ortussolutions and @bdw429s have done such a phenomenal job of building an awesome #cli for the #cfml community. It's fast, intuitive, and fun to use. I can't wait to see what they come up with next. #FridayThoughts https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/ https://twitter.com/thereal_gknight/status/1372925393859178502 https://twitter.com/thereal_gknight Tweet - Stefan Judis - grexI just learned about the CLI tool `grex`. It might change how I approach regular expressions.You provide string values and it comes up with a regular expression matching them.https://github.com/pemistahl/grexhttps://twitter.com/stefanjudis/status/1373633611254104068 CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 63 ColdFusion positions from 38 companies across 42 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.1 new job this weekFull-Time - Senior Software Developer at Anywhere - United States Posted Mar 18https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Sr-SoftwareDev-at-Remote-FL/11210 Other Jobs from the WebFull Time Systems AdministratorCF Webtools continues to grow and is looking to hire a full-time, experienced, Systems Administrator. This position provides challenges every hour of every day. We are looking for the self-starter who enjoys learning and expanding your talent. The office located at 11204 Davenport St in Omaha, NE and you may work from the office or remotely. Contact jobs@cfwebtools.com to apply. https://www.cfwebtools.com/jobs/ Job Info coming soonWe have a special job posting coming up, someone in the community is looking for a modern-thinking CF developer to come on and help us continue to evolve. They've got a great company, great benefits, fully remote.More information on this position next week.ForgeBox Module of the Weekcommandbox-cfformatType: CommandBox ModuleLink: https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-cfformatThis module registers a cfformat command in CommandBox that can be used to format CFML components.Author: John BerquistLast Update: Feb 17, 2021VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekGitLab Workflow by GitLabThis extension integrates GitLab to VS Code by adding a new GitLab sidebar where you can find issues and merge requests created by you or assigned to you. It also extends VS Code command palette and status bar to provide more information about your project.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=gitlab.gitlab-workflowThank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions- Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription.- All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website- All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteDon BellamyEric HoffmanDavid BelangerGary KnightGiancarlo GomezJonathan PerretMario RodriguesJeffry McGee - Sunstar MediaJohn Wilson - Synaptrix Yogesh MathurJoseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckStephany MongeSteven KlotzYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-03-16 Weekly News - Episode 95Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/d1oUfx-KmBQ Hosts:Eric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsGavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsA few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:- Like and subscribe to our videos on youtube. - Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoadPatreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 79% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsColdBox v6.3.0 releasedToday we released ColdBox v6.3.0 as a minor release with some major bug squashing and some major performance improvements. Please update if you are affected by the issues shown in the release notes.https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v/v6.x/intro/release-history/whats-new-with-6.3.0 https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-630-released ContentBox 5 Beta ReleasedToday is a majestic day! A day that brings the release of our very first beta for ContentBox 5! This release has been in development for over 6 months and its a major architectural shift from our previous versions; multi-site support. You can now migrate over your Mura CMS applications with ease to ContentBox knowing that multi-tenant support is now available for all, for FREE, FOREVER!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/contentbox-v500-beta-released DocBox 3.0 ReleasedSay hello to DocBox 3.0! This new version adds JSON output format, multiple strategy support, and a raft of improvements across the board. Check it out by running box install docbox@3 to install the new version.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/docbox-3-0-released Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and ManagementColdFusion Developers, do you want a first hand look at publishing APIs securely and at scale? Then mark your calendars for Brian Sappey’s upcoming webinars! This seven-part series will give you a 360 degree view of the API Manager and teach you how to build RESTful APIs with Adobe ColdFusion. Everything from securing, publishing and monitoring APIs, will be covered with hands-on examples, and easy discussions.Dates: 3/24/21, 3/25/21, 4/28/21, 4/29/31, 5/12/21, 5/13/21, 5/24/21Information: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/03/webinar-series-api-creation-management/ Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrMFR Webinar - What Are The 5 Things You Should ALWAYS Check Before You Release Your Application?Join Mikey on March 25 at 09:30 PDT Releasing a new app or website can be stressful. Whilst most dev teams have a QA process, the team often needs to go a little deeper in order to spot performance issues errors buried deep within the code.  The 5 things you should always check before you release your application are https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/what-are-the-5-things-you-should-always-check-before-you-release-your-application/ Register: https://bit.ly/3bD4WWr Ortus Webinar Announced - Vue.js in my ColdBox AppFriday, March 26th at 11:00 AM CT (GMT -6:00)In this webinar, Esmeralda Acevedo will show us how to integrate Vue in a simple ColdBox app, which will ultimately demonstrate the fundamentals of Vue.js.with Esme Acevedohttps://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "ColdFusion 101: Intro for Beginner Devs, Decision Makers, & CEO’s", David Byers Thursday, March 11, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTEvery developer's journey has to start somewhere. This session is designed to give new developers and business owners an overview of ColdFusion, and why it's one of the most amazing development languages available. You will learn, from a very broad perspective, the basics of how ColdFusion works, some simple ColdFusion syntax, an overview of the major ColdFusion frameworks, an overview of the developer community and various ColdFusion resources, and some facts and misconceptions.This presentation is specifically targeted towards new developers or business owners who have little to no knowledge of ColdFusion.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/276609685/ RECORDING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dKZ7KEHhAk All past recordings: https://recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com/New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released - CommandBox Zero to Hero (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero)      - Package Scripts and Interceptions      - Package Dependencies      - ForgeBoxComing up - More CommandBox Hero to Zero - Up and Running with Quick - Using DocBoxSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)Hosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual PartyWorkshops TBAhttp://vueconf.us/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Stay tuned for Detailshttps://redislabs.com/redisconf/ Atlassian Teams 21Apr 28-30 Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.https://events.atlassian.com/team21 DockerConMay 27th 2021https://www.docker.com/dockercon/ Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonQuick Workshop - Last week - Big SuccessMore Workshops dates to come- CommandBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Zero to Hero- ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? - (please be in-person!!!)With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Considering Two-Step ColdFusion Custom Tags That Generate CFML Code In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48After realizing that Lucee performs a file-check on every invocation of a <cfimport> tag - which has terrible performance in a containerized context - I started to think about ways to improve the performance of my ColdFusion custom tag DSL for HTML emails. I kept racking my brain, and the one idea that I keep coming back to is generating output using a two-step process: one that compiles the code down into a CFML template; and, one that executes the compiled code, generating the final output. Since this seems to be the only idea that I can come up with, I wanted to experiment with encapsulating both steps inside a single set of ColdFusion custom tags in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4008-considering-two-step-coldfusion-custom-tags-that-generate-cfml-code-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-48.htm Tweet - Wil De Bruin - Long time ColdBox user still learned from the 102 ColdBox Tips102 tips for coldbox? Using coldbox since v2.5 but still found new info in > 40 tips.#cfml #coldfusion #coldboxhttps://gumroad.com/l/coldbox-tips https://twitter.com/wpdebruin/status/1371565156740763649https://twitter.com/wpdebruinBlog - Will De Bruin - pinning to an exact lucee version in commandbox.Usually we spin up our lucee servers in a commandbox environment, and since this is so easy most of the time we also use it in production. But upgrading these servers can be done in different ways.https://shiftinsert.nl/plus-plus-plus-pinning-to-an-exact-lucee-version-in-commandbox/ Blog - Charlie Arehart - As Rakshith moves on, ColdFusion Product Management past and futureSome of you may heard that late last week Adobe CF Product Manager Rakshith Naresh announced in various online communities that he was stepping down from the role and indeed moving on from Adobe. Here's his post on the Facebook CF Programmers group. As he noted there, he had "found an interesting opportunity outside of Adobe", and he added that "ColdFusion continues to be an important part [of] Adobe and nothing changes for the product with this. Adobe is actively looking to hire a replacement for my role."Of course I wish Rakshith all the best. He guided the release of CF2021, which many think is one of the best new CF releases in that timeframe, and he will be missed. But time marches on, as does CF.https://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2021/3/15/rakshith_moves_on_CF_Product_Managers_past_and_futureBlog - Ortus Solutions - Michael Born - DocBox 3.0 ReleasedSay hello to DocBox 3.0! This new version adds JSON output format, multiple strategy support, and a raft of improvements across the board. Check it out by running box install docbox@3 to install the new version.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/docbox-3-0-released Blog - Ben Nadel - GetBaseTagList() Behavior With Different ColdFusion Custom Tag Invocations And EnginesAfter realizing that the CFImport tag has serious performance implications in Lucee CFML, I've been racking my brain trying to come up with optimizations that I might apply to my ColdFusion custom tag DSL for HTML emails. One of the options I was considering is changing the way the custom tags are invoked. However, in doing so, I've stumbled upon the fact that the getBaseTagList() function changes based on the invocation technique and on the ColdFusion runtime engine: Adobe ColdFusion vs. Lucee CFML.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4007-getbasetaglist-behavior-with-different-coldfusion-custom-tag-invocations-and-engines.htm Blog - Ray Camden - Hello ( Again ), AdobeA few days ago I shared that I was leaving HERE Technologies and starting a new role. Today I'm doing something new - returning to a company I've worked at before. Today I'm starting a new role as a Senior Developer Evangelist for Adobe, focusing on the document services APIs that you may have noticed me blogging about the last few weeks.https://www.raymondcamden.com/2021/03/15/hello-again-adobe Blog - Ben Nadel - Dynamically Extending A Long-Lived Distributed Locks With Redis In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, we use Redis to implement our distributed locks - that is, locks that need to be honored across a number of horizontally-scaled ColdFusion pods. In the vast majority of cases, these locks are short-lived and could likely be removed if we had better practices around idempotent operations. However, one of the distributed locks is very long-lived and creates synchronization around a heavy processing workflow. The duration of this distributed lock poses a significant problem in a context where ColdFusion pods can be killed at any moment, leaving the distributed lock open in an unmanaged state. As such, I wanted to explore the idea of using short-lived distributed locks that can be dynamically extended in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4005-dynamically-extending-a-long-lived-distributed-locks-with-redis-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htmBlog - Ben Nadel - Extending A Distributed Lock TTL Using CFThread, Redis, And Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day, after posting about the idea of dynamically extending a distributed lock timeout in Lucee CFML, Jan Sedivy - our lead engineer on the Freehand whiteboarding product at InVision - mentioned that he does something similar in Golang; only, instead of having the synchronized task explicitly update the TTL (Time To Live) on the Redis key, he has an asynchronous Goroutine that updates the Redis key behind the scenes. This sounded like a really clever approach. So, I wanted to see if I could achieve the same thing using CFThread, Redis, and Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4006-extending-a-distributed-lock-ttl-using-cfthread-redis-and-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htmBlog - Brad Wood - Detect if a User is Online with RabbitMQ Web StompWe're using RabbitMQ and its Web Stomp plugin for websockets for several projects at work.  Using a Stomp.js library in the browser, our app users connect and subscribe to topics using their username and JWT, which we validate using a custom HTTP back end auth in Rabbit.  I've recently written a rest-over-stomp module for ColdBox MVC which allows you to push the response of any Coldbox event or API call out over a websocket channel to any browser listening on that channel.  This allows for the following...http://wwvv.codersrevolution.com/blog/detect-if-a-user-is-online-with-rabbitmq-web-stomp Finished Docs for Stomp: https://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/REST-over-STOMP/blob/main/README.md Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - ContentBox v5.0.0 Beta ReleasedToday is a majestic day! A day that brings the release of our very first beta for ContentBox 5! This release has been in development for over 6 months and it’s a major architectural shift from our previous versions; multi-site support. You can now migrate over your Mura CMS applications with ease to ContentBox knowing that multi-tenant support is now available for all, for FREE, FOREVER!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/contentbox-v500-beta-released Blog - Ben Nadel - Every Customer-Facing Call Should Have An Engineer On ItMy team at InVision is decisively customer-focused. I've even advocated that my team be rolled into the "Support Organization" such that we could become the engineering arm of the Customer-Facing Team (CFT). And while this move will likely never take place, I think it helps illustrate the way that my team views its role within the company; and, the way in which we orient around the needs of our users. Which is why, when talking about "customer empathy", "intelligent urgency", and team motivations with Jony Jeyaratnam, my Director of Engineering, I made a bold suggestion: Every customer-facing call should have an engineer on it.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4004-every-customer-facing-call-should-have-an-engineer-on-it.htm Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - ColdBox v6.3.0 ReleasedToday we released ColdBox v6.3.0 as a minor release with some major bug squashing and some major performance improvements. Please update if you are affected by the issues shown in the release notes.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-630-released CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 62 ColdFusion positions from 37 companies across 42 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.9 new jobs this weekFull-Time - Buchhalter (w/m/d) / Steuerfachangestellte (w/m/d) at Münche.. - Other Countries Mar 15https://www.getcfmljobs.com/viewjob.cfm?jobid=11209 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Alexandria, NE - United States Mar 12https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Alexandria-NE/11207 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Alexandria, NE - United States Mar 12https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Alexandria-NE/11208 Full-Time - Coldfusion Angular at Delhi, Delhi - India Mar 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Angular-at-Delhi-Delhi/11204 Full-Time - Coldfusion Angular at Bengaluru, Karnataka - India Mar 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Angular-at-Bengaluru-Karnataka/11205 Full-Time - Coldfusion Angular at Chennai, Tamil Nadu - India Mar 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Angular-at-Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/11206 Full-Time - Coldfusion Angular Jobs in Delhi, Pune at Delhi, Delhi - India Mar 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Angular-Jobs-in-Delhi-Pune-at-Delhi-Delhi/11201 Full-Time - Coldfusion Angular Jobs in Noida, Bengaluru / Bangalore at B.. - India Mar 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Angular-Jobs-in-Noida-Bengaluru-Bangalore-at-Bengaluru-Karnataka/11202 Full-Time - Coldfusion Angular Jobs in Chennai, Hyderabad / Secunderabad.. - India Mar 11https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Coldfusion-Angular-Jobs-in-Chennai-Hyderabad-Secunderabad-at-Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/11203 ForgeBox Module of the WeekUserstackcfc by Matthew ClementeA CFML wrapper for the userstack API. Use it to lookup and parse user-agent strings.Free for 10,000 lookups per monthhttps://www.forgebox.io/view/userstackcfc VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekGitLens - Interactive Rebase EditorSupercharge the Git capabilities built into Visual Studio Code — Visualize code authorship at a glance via Git blame annotations and code lens, seamlessly navigate and explore Git repositories, gain valuable insights via powerful comparison commands, and so much moreSpotlight: Interactive Rebase Editorhttps://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens#interactive-rebase-editor- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersNew Supporters Jeffry McGee & Stephany MongeThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutionsNew Patreon Perks - Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. - All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website - All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteDon BellamyEric HoffmanDavid BelangerGary KnightGiancarlo GomezJonathan PerretMario RodriguesJeffry McGee - Sunstar MediaJohn Wilson - Synaptrix Yogesh MathurJoseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckStephany MongeSteven KlotzYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-03-09 Weekly News - Episode 94Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/lF4X6wKiV-g Hosts:Luis Majano - Owner / Guru for Ortus SolutionsGavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to like and subscribe to our videos on youtube.Support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week.Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoadPatreon SupportWe have 34 patreons providing 73% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsNew FORGEBOX® Pricing for 2021+A new year means focusing on new priorities and projects. With that in mind, we wanted to give FORGEBOX® the spotlight it deserves. Our goal is to make your job and your life easier, that’s why we have decided to bring down our pricing considerably!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/new-forgebox-pricing-for-2021 ContentBox 5 BetaNew big features, Mutli-site, and finally solid Postgres support.Official Beta coming very soon.Ortus Webinar Announced - Vue.js in my ColdBox AppFriday, March 26th at 11:00 AM CT (GMT -6:00)In this webinar, Esmeralda Acevedo will show us how to integrate Vue in a simple ColdBox app, which will ultimately demonstrate the fundamentals of Vue.js.with Esme Acevedohttps://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Online CF Meetup - "ColdFusion 101: Intro for Beginner Devs, Decision Makers, & CEO’s", David Byers Thursday, March 11, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTEvery developer's journey has to start somewhere. This session is designed to give new developers and business owners an overview of ColdFusion, and why it's one of the most amazing development languages available. You will learn, from a very broad perspective, the basics of how ColdFusion works, some simple ColdFusion syntax, an overview of the major ColdFusion frameworks, an overview of the developer community and various ColdFusion resources, and some facts and misconceptions.This presentation is specifically targeted towards new developers or business owners who have little to no knowledge of ColdFusion.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/276609685/ FR Webinar - What Are The 5 Things You Should ALWAYS Check Before You Release Your Application?Join Mikey on March 25 at 09:30 PDT Releasing a new app or website can be stressful. Whilst most dev teams have a QA process, the team often needs to go a little deeper in order to spot performance issues errors buried deep within the code.  The 5 things you should always check before you release your application are https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/what-are-the-5-things-you-should-always-check-before-you-release-your-application/ Register: https://bit.ly/3bD4WWr New Book from Luis Majano 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksNow Available on Gumroad - $29http://gum.co/coldbox-tips Reminder about the new Ortus CommunityOrtus has rolled out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.If you're a member of our Google groups, don't worry-- your user has already been imported into the community forum and as soon as you sign up, you will be automatically associated with all of your old posts so you can pick up your conversations right where you left off!  We've even added single sign on options for Github, Facebook, Google, and Twitter (coming soon).  If your new account is under a different E-mail address, let us know and we can merge your accounts together.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released- CommandBox Zero to Hero    - Task Runners Part 1    - Task Runners Part 2Coming up- More CommandBox Hero to ZeroSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)Hosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual PartyWorkshops TBAhttp://vueconf.us/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Stay tuned for Detailshttps://redislabs.com/redisconf/ DockerConMay 27th 2021https://www.docker.com/dockercon/ Ortus WorkshopsQuick WorkshopMarch 11-12Lead by the creator of Quick himself, Eric Peterson.Information: https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/first-workshop-of-the-year-announced-up-and-running-with-quickRegister now https://www.eventbrite.com/e/up-and-running-with-quick-tickets-124157021995 More dates to come - CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part XIILast week was InVision's "Sync Week" - our annual all-company meetup and hackathon. And, for my hackathon topic, I decided to try and apply my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTLM emails to our application's transactional emails. It's still in the proof-of-concept (POC) phase; but, I learned a lot from 3-days of heads-down HTML email hackery; and, I've tried to pull those learnings back into my ColdFusion custom tag concept. One of the first issues that I ran into was that I needed to just normalize all Margins on block-level entities.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4000-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-xii.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part XIIIAs I've been continuing to flesh-out my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTLM emails, I've come to realize that dealing with custom web fonts and font-weights is a pretty big challenge. Specifically because we can't be sure that our custom web font has loaded; and, a number of email clients have support for just two font-weights: 400 and 700. As such, I'm starting to think that it's a good idea to avoid "bold" weights below 600 regardless of the font-weight variations available in your custom web font.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4002-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-xiii.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Killing Slow MySQL Queries In An Emergency In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, we recently upgraded our MySQL database servers to use MySQL 5.7.x. And, while I'm excited for access to new features like the native JSON column type and the sys performance schema, the upgrade did have some bumps. In particular, we had a subset of SQL queries that started running with terrible performance (typically those that have very large IN(id-list) clauses). I had to refactor a number of queries; but, while that code was being changed, I had to put together an emergency utility that would allow me to start killing SQL queries in production. I thought this was a fun little exercise that would be worth sharing in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.ASIDE: Before I started killing queries manually, I did try adding a timeout to my <cfquery> tags. Unfortunately, this did not seem to have any impact. I am not sure why the timeout didn't kill long-running queries in Lucee CFML - I know that this mostly worked when the code was running on Adobe ColdFusion.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3999-killing-slow-mysql-queries-in-an-emergency-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Case Study: Removing Massive IN (ID-List) Clauses For Performance In MySQL 5.7.32 And Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47Last week, I shared some emergency ColdFusion code that I had written and deployed that would allow me to view the processlist and kill slow queries in MySQL in one of InVision's read-replicas on Amazon RDS. After we upgraded to MySQL 5.7.32, a few of our oldest SQL queries started to perform really poorly; and, I needed to create a little breathing room for the database CPU while I refactored the problematic SQL statements. After my post last week, Martie Henry asked me what the performance bottleneck ended-up being; so, I thought I would share a quick case study about what was going on and how I "fixed it" (depending on how hard you squint).https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4001-case-study-removing-massive-in-id-list-clauses-for-performance-in-mysql-5-7-32-and-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ortus Solutions - New FORGEBOX® Pricing for 2021+A new year means focusing on new priorities and projects. With that in mind, we wanted to give FORGEBOX® the spotlight it deserves. Our goal is to make your job and your life easier, that’s why we have decided to bring down our pricing considerably!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/new-forgebox-pricing-for-2021 Podcast - Working Code Podcast - Episode 012: Idiomatic CodeMany programming languages have a sense of idiomatic code: the "blessed way" to solve a particular set of problems with a language's native constructs. These patterns exist to help people work more effectively together; and, to help new developers adapt to the language. But, unfortunately, the expression of idiomatic code in some communities shifts from "carrot" to "stick", getting used to separate the "right" way from the "wrong" way, thereby creating an implicit division between the "good developers" and the "bad developers".https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3998-working-code-podcast-episode-012-idiomatic-code.htm Tweet - James Moberg - Case Sensitive Columns in QueriesI just discovered the hard way that getColumnNames() will return the same case when the query is created within #ColdFusion, but SQL-based columns are returned all uppercased. For mixed-case, you have to use getMetaData()․getColumnLabels() w/ACF & ColumnArray() w/Lucee.https://twitter.com/gamesover/status/1366897942909566977https://twitter.com/gamesoverCFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 53 ColdFusion positions from 34 companies across 39 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.1 new job this weekFull-Time - ColdFusion Developer at remote - United States Posted Mar 04https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/CFDev-at-Remote/11198 ForgeBox Module of the WeekQuick V4.2.4Quick was built out of lessons learned and persistent challenges in developing complex RDBMS applications using built-in Hibernate ORM in CFML.Quick is an ORM (Object Relational Mapper) written in CFML for CFML. It provides an ActiveRecord implementation for working with your database. With it you can map database tables to components, create relationships between components, query and manipulate data, and persist all your changes to your database.https://www.forgebox.io/view/quick VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekBetter AlignWwm - wwm.better-align approx 225,000 installsAlign code without selecting them first.Place your cursor at where you want your code to be aligned, and invoke the Align command via Command Palette or customized shortcut. Then the code will be automatically aligned.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wwm.better-align Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersNew Supporter Jonathan PerretThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. 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2021-03-02 Weekly News - Episode 93Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/trHxtxzlOqY  Hosts:Brad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsGavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to like and subscribe to our videos on youtube, and support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekPatreon SupportWe have 33 patreons providing 68% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsVisual Studio Code for Brackets users - After Adobe plans to EOL Brackets - VSCode Team have worked with Adobe to bundle an Extension Pack for VS Code to ease the migration for Brackets users. It includes: - Brackets Keymap: Applies popular Brackets keybindings to VS Code. - Live Server: Similar to "Live Preview" in Brackets. - CSS Peek: Similar to "Quick Edit" in Brackets. - IntelliSense for CSS class names in HTML: Similar to CSS classname autocomplete in Brackets.https://code.visualstudio.com/migrate-from-brackets FR Webinar - What Are The 5 Things You Should ALWAYS Check Before You Release Your Application?Join Mikey on March 25 at 09:30 PDT Releasing a new app or website can be stressful. Whilst most dev teams have a QA process, the team often needs to go a little deeper in order to spot performance issues errors buried deep within the code.  The 5 things you should always check before you release your application are https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/what-are-the-5-things-you-should-always-check-before-you-release-your-application/ Register: https://bit.ly/3bD4WWr Online CF Meetup - "ColdFusion 101: Intro for Beginner Devs, Decision Makers, & CEO’s", David Byers Thursday, March 11, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTEvery developer's journey has to start somewhere. This session is designed to give new developers and business owners an overview of ColdFusion, and why it's one of the most amazing development languages available. You will learn, from a very broad perspective, the basics of how ColdFusion works, some simple ColdFusion syntax, an overview of the major ColdFusion frameworks, an overview of the developer community and various ColdFusion resources, and some facts and misconceptions.This presentation is specifically targeted towards new developers or business owners who have little to no knowledge of ColdFusion.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/276609685/ ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "The Golden Hammer: Confessions of a Recovering Database Abuser", w/ Shawn OdenThursday, February 25, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTEarly in my dev career, I often (unwittingly) abused my systems. My code didn't care about things like databases or networks, as long as the results were right. I had a cfHammer, and I needed to pound out a solution. I never knew I was an anti-pattern.Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/276405673/ Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq2t6ulM4hY ICYMI - Ortus Webinar - Take Control of Logging and Error handling with Stachebox with Jon ClausenFriday, February 26th - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Tracking, handling, and resolving bugs between different tiers can be challenging, especially in containerized or cloud environments. In this webinar, Jon Clausen will introduce you to capturing your back end and front-end error messages, and consolidating them in to one single, aggregated platform - backed by the power of Elasticsearch.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Recording: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/jon-clausen-on-taking-control-of-logging-and-error-handling-with-stachebox Query of Query Lucee - Submit some Complex examples for testingI have been working on allowing Reserved Words for column and table names in Queries of Queries (QoQ) [LDEV-3311] QoQ should allow reserved words as column names - Lucee for Lucee 6.0Currently Lucee’s QoQ engine blows up and we’d like to make this more developer friendly and flexible, coz QoQ rocks!https://dev.lucee.org/t/complex-qoq-examples-needed-for-testing/8019 FYI - Brad’s QoQ changes coming out soon in 5.3.8Reminder about the new Ortus CommunityOrtus has rolled out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.If you're a member of our Google groups, don't worry-- your user has already been imported into the community forum and as soon as you sign up, you will be automatically associated with all of your old posts so you can pick up your conversations right where you left off!  We've even added single sign on options for Github, Facebook, Google, and Twitter (coming soon).  If your new account is under a different E-mail address, let us know and we can merge your accounts together.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released - Jon Clausen’s Webinar on StacheBox - CommandBox Zero to Hero    - Useful Commands    - Useful Modules    - Environment VariablesComing up- More CommandBox Hero to ZeroSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVueConf - Virtual Vue LoveApril 14th - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)Hosted by Evan YouLive Video with Chat Q&A with speakersAttendee Lightning TalksLive DJVirtual PartyWorkshops TBAhttp://vueconf.us/ RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Stay tuned for Detailshttps://redislabs.com/redisconf/ DockerConMay 27th 2021https://www.docker.com/dockercon/ Quick WorkshopMarch 11-12Lead by the creator of Quick himself, Eric Peterson.Information: https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/first-workshop-of-the-year-announced-up-and-running-with-quickRegister now https://www.eventbrite.com/e/up-and-running-with-quick-tickets-124157021995 More dates for Workshops to come - CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Charlie Arehart - Changing FusionReactor’s “Slow Request Threshold”, Why And HowYou may have noticed in the FusionReactor UI that requests which are “slow” have their duration show up in red in the FusionReactor UI. The default is 8 seconds, but what if you would prefer to lower that duration to something like 3 seconds instead? That could be important, and it’s easy though many might never realize it was even an option. https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/evangelism/changing-fusionreactors-slow-request-threshold-why-and-how/ Blog - Matthew Clemente - TIL: ucFirst() for Word Casing in Lucee CFMLDespite 10+ years of CFML programming, I’m still stumbling across new functions. Today, it was the awkwardly named but surprisingly handy ucFirst, a Lucee-specific function for dealing with string capitalization.https://blog.mattclemente.com/2021/03/02/til-cfml-ucfirst.html Blog - Ben Nadel - Converting My Loggly Search Bookmarklets Into An Unpacked Chrome ExtensionFour years ago, I created a Loggly Bookmarklet that would augment the Loggly Search page formatting to look and feel more like Kibana (which, in my opinion, has more accessible contrast and whitespace usage). Then, two years ago, I added a link between the Loggly JSON modal and my JSON explorer. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, Loggly implemented a new Content Security Policy (CSP) that is blocking my bookmarklets. As such, I finally sat down and converted my bookmarklets into an unpacked Chrome extension.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3997-converting-my-loggly-search-bookmarklets-into-an-unpacked-chrome-extension.htmBlog - Ben Nadel - Custom CFParam Tag That Exposes Error Information In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48Over on the Lucee CFML developer forum, there was a discussion about accessing cfparam error information in the event that a type-casting error occurs. Currently, you would have to do some fancy string-parsing to get this data out of the given error object. Since I've been heads-down in ColdFusion custom tags lately, I thought it would be a fun code kata to create a ColdFusion custom tag that wrapped the cfparam tag and then exposed exactly this type of information in the event of a parameterization error in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3996-custom-cfparam-tag-that-exposes-error-information-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-48.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Divergent CALLER Scope Assignment Behavior In Adobe ColdFusion And Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48In my recent foray into ColdFusion custom tags, I've stumbled upon a divergent behavior between Adobe ColdFusion and Lucee CFML in terms of CALLER scope assignment within a custom tag. Dating all the way back to 2008, I've demonstrated that the CALLER scope is somewhat magical in how it treats variables references; which, allows for a simpler mental model. It seems, however, that in Lucee CFML some of that magical behavior is, well, not as magical.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3995-divergent-caller-scope-assignment-behavior-in-adobe-coldfusion-and-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-48.htm Blog- Julian Halliwell - Renaming CFML query columnsThere is currently no built-in QueryRenameColumns() function in either Lucee or Adobe ColdFusion (ACF).Which is a pity because query column names can be problematic in some situations, particularly with ACF.https://blog.simplicityweb.co.uk/125/renaming-cfml-query-columns Blog - Ben Nadel - ColdFusion Custom Tag Performance Differences Between CFModule And CFImport In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47At InVision, we're in the middle of Sync Week, which is our annual all-hands event and Hackathon. And, given the fact that I've been neck-deep in a ColdFusion custom tag DSL for HTML emails, I thought it would be a fun to try applying my DSL to InVision's transactional emails as my hackathon activity. On the first morning, however, I ran into a bit of a snag: once I moved the DSL files from my host computer into my Docker container, a non-trivial performance issue surfaced with CFImport tag based Custom Tags in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3994-coldfusion-custom-tag-performance-differences-between-cfmodule-and-cfimport-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part XIIn an earlier post, I looked at several encapsulation techniques that I can use in my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTLM emails. A technique like "attribute passing" works well when you are passing data one layer down. However, as HTML email layouts become more complex, sometimes you need to make data accessible several layers down in your custom tag DOM (Document Object Model). In order to avoid so-called "prop drilling" (a term used in the React.js world), I wanted to borrow a concept from Angular: Providers. In my DSL, a "provider" is just a key-value pair defined at a high-level that can then be referenced at a lower-level in your HTML email markup.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3992-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-xi.htm Podcast - Working Code Podcast - Episode 011: Listener QuestionsCunningham's Law states:The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.The crew recently experienced a bit of this law first hand in response to their episode on Testing. Adam Cameron - friend of the show and long-time friend of the hosts - posted a scathing (but loving) rebuttal of basically everything that I said in episode 009. This week, the crew meets to discuss Adam's post; and, to dig more deeply into how testing gets applied in real world scenarios.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3993-working-code-podcast-episode-011-listener-questions.htm CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 50 ColdFusion positions from 31 companies across 369 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.5 new jobs this weekFull-Time - Coldfusion Developer at Texas - United States Posted Mar 02https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Coldfusion-Developer-at-Texas/11197 Full-Time - Senior Software Developer at Melbourne, FL - United States Posted Feb 26https://www.getcfmljobs.com/viewjob.cfm?jobid=11196 Full-Time - Principal Software Dev Analyst (ColdFusion Developer/Cloud A.. - United States Posted Feb 24https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Principal-Software-Dev-Analyst-ColdFusion-DeveloperCloud-Analyst-at-Woodlawn-MD/11195 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Plymouth Meeting, PA - United States Posted Feb 24https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusionDev-at-Plymouth-PA-US/11194 Full-Time - Principal Software Dev Analyst (ColdFusion Developer/Cloud A.. - United States Posted Feb 23https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Principal-Software-Dev-Analyst-ColdFusion-DeveloperCloud-Analyst-at-Woodlawn-MD/11193 ForgeBox Module of the WeekLucee CF EngineLucee is open source software that implements a lightweight dynamically-typed scripting language for the Java virtual machine, facilitating the rapid development of web applications that compile directly to Java bytecodehttps://www.forgebox.io/view/luceeVS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekRainbow CSV Mechatroner - mechatroner.rainbow-csv approx 1,000,000 installs- Highlight columns in comma (.csv), tab (.tsv), semicolon and pipe - separated files in different colors- Provide info about column on hover- Automatic consistency check for csv files (CSVLint)- Multi-cursor column edit- Align columns with spaces and Shrink (trim spaces from fields)- Run queries in SQL-like languagehttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mechatroner.rainbow-csv Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions- Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription.- All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website- All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteDon BellamyEric HoffmanGary KnightGiancarlo GomezDavid BelangerYogesh MathurMario RodriguesJohn Wilson Synaptrix Joseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckSteven KlotzYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-02-23 Weekly News - Episode 92Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZebdKMn4X0E Hosts:Brad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson- Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekPatreon SupportWe have 33 patreons providing 69% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsLast week Adobe ColdFusion 2016 was EOL’edFeb 17, 2021 - end of core support for Adobe CF 2016 and CF Builder 2016Extended Support ends 2/17/22CF 2018 core support ends 7/13/2023CF 2021 core support ends  11/10/2025PrismJS now supports CFML - thanks to Matthew ClementeNo live coding last week, but Matthew was excited to see that his PR to add CFScript support to @prismjs was merged: It only took *checks calendar* 5 or 6 livestreams to complete 😅Looking forward to #CFML syntax highlighting!https://github.com/PrismJS/prism/pull/2771 Adobe Webinar - SQL, I know enough to break everything - Dave FergusonFebruary 24th 20218 AM PTIf you are reading this you have probably written SQL in one form or another.  I would also bet that you have written SQL that looked great but didn't act great.  Looking back at it was more like a little puppy that tilts its head at strange sounds.  We all have, even the "experts" among, us have written SQL that had intentional consequences.  On the other hand, maybe you support a system that has SQL that you just don't quite understand.  If some of this is true, this session is for you. This session will take a look at why SQL may not run the way it was intended.  We will look well beyond just the select statement and look deeper into how SQL runs.  We will go over what the DBA's keep to themselves as well as other metrics.  We will also look at some well-intended SQL and why the results were less than ideal.  https://cfwebinar-sql.meetus.adobeevents.com/ Online CF Meetup - "The Golden Hammer: Confessions of a Recovering Database Abuser", w/ Shawn OdenThursday, February 25, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTEarly in my dev career, I often (unwittingly) abused my systems. My code didn't care about things like databases or networks, as long as the results were right. I had a cfHammer, and I needed to pound out a solution. I never knew I was an anti-pattern.Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/276405673/ Ortus Webinar - Take Control of Logging and Error handling with Stachebox with Jon ClausenFriday, February 26th - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Tracking, handling, and resolving bugs between different tiers can be challenging, especially in containerized or cloud environments. In this webinar, Jon Clausen will introduce you to capturing your back end and front-end error messages, and consolidating them in to one single, aggregated platform - backed by the power of Elasticsearch.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdO2qpjgjH9Y9FCGbn2dkx-ARjlpenKMm ICYMI - Mid Michigan CFUG - Docker with John FarrarFeb 16th  - 7pm I will be doing a Docker meeting for the Mid Michigan CFUG this month. It is Rick Mason’s user group and details will follow. I am going to put a special emphasis on Traefik if anyone is interested. I am a user now, not an expert but find it a better experience than Apache, HAProxxy, IIS or Nginx so far. Your experience may vary. CFUG Website: http://www.mmcfug.org/ Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aywqGmEQkzk&fbclid=IwAR1o_9BD77MsoxArBDQgmPw4F0xI1d2dkJO2zaga7PZjCoe7bc3O9b7UdfA Updated ForgeBox pricinghttps://www.ortussolutions.com/products/forgebox Reminder about the new Ortus CommunityOrtus has rolled out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.If you're a member of our Google groups, don't worry-- your user has already been imported into the community forum and as soon as you sign up, you will be automatically associated with all of your old posts so you can pick up your conversations right where you left off!  We've even added single sign on options for Github, Facebook, Google, and Twitter (coming soon).  If your new account is under a different E-mail address, let us know and we can merge your accounts together.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released- CommandBox Zero to Hero    - Config Settings and History    - Other Execution Examples    - The Backtick ExpressionComing up- More CommandBox Hero to ZeroSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingRedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Call for speakers end Feb 14 - https://sessionize.com/redisconf2021/ DockerConMay 27th 2021https://www.docker.com/dockercon/ Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonQuick WorkshopMarch 11-12Lead by the creator of Quick himself, Eric Peterson.Information: https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/first-workshop-of-the-year-announced-up-and-running-with-quickRegister now https://www.eventbrite.com/e/up-and-running-with-quick-tickets-124157021995 More dates to come - CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlogs - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part IXIn an attempt to round-out the set of ColdFusion custom tags that I might need in my DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTLM emails, I wanted to take a look a the <pre> and <code> tags. The <pre> tag, specifically, is an interesting topic since it has special properties that don't pertain to the rest of HTML. That is, it maintains the whitespace that is present in the underlying markup. This poses a fun challenge because my ColdFusion custom tags actually try to remove most superfluous whitespace in order to minify the content and manage line-breaks. As such, I had take special measures for these two semantic tags.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3988-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-ix.htm Blogs - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part XThe other day, I tweeted that the "Left Arrow" &larr; and "Right Arrow" &rarr; were my new favorite HTML entities. I love the fact that there is a (mostly consistent) set of unicode characters that I can use in lieu of graphic images. After that tweet, it got me thinking about my DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTLM emails; and, whether or not I can safely use these kind of HTML entities in my HTML emails. As such, I wanted to do a quick test in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3991-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-x.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part XIIn an earlier post, I looked at several encapsulation techniques that I can use in my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTLM emails. A technique like "attribute passing" works well when you are passing data one layer down. However, as HTML email layouts become more complex, sometimes you need to make data accessible several layers down in your custom tag DOM (Document Object Model). In order to avoid so-called "prop drilling" (a term used in the React.js world), I wanted to borrow a concept from Angular: Providers. In my DSL, a "provider" is just a key-value pair defined at a high-level that can then be referenced at a lower-level in your HTML email markup.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3992-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-xi.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Replacing Blank Lines Using Multiline Mode RegEx Patterns In POSIX And Java In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47 While working on my ColdFusion custom tag DSL for HTML emails, I ran into an interesting problem when performing a multiline RegExp replace on my generated email content. This is not the first time that I've tripped over issues with multiline (?m) Regular Expression patterns and line-breaks. Though, in this case, the issue was that my RegEx pattern was failing to match adjacent lines if the pattern ended with a line-break. Or rather, it was failing in POSIX (the default ColdFusion Regular Expression engine); but, it was succeeding in Java in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3990-replacing-blank-lines-using-multiline-mode-regex-patterns-in-posix-and-java-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Finding All Unique Paths In A Tree Structure In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47 At InVision, I've been working with Holger Schueler to generate some internal reports regarding how different users end up in an enterprise context. One of the reports creates a Tree structure of cascading "invitations" (ie, this user invited another user who, in turn, invited three more users). In addition to rendering the tree structure visually, Holger would also like to download the tree structure as a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file in which each row in the CSV contains a distinct path within the tree structure. This is a data translation that I've never actually done before. So, I wanted to sit down and figure it out in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3989-finding-all-unique-paths-in-a-tree-structure-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Podcast - Working Code Podcast - Episode 010: ScalingAn engineer at SquareSpace once referred to his company as "an overnight success, 7-years in the making." This cheeky insight pays homage to the marathon of work that is often required when building a successful product and / or business. Which begs the question: when is it appropriate to start thinking about scale? Should you be taking it into account during early ideation and the construction of your MVP (Minimum Viable Product)? Or, should you kick the can down the road with the assumption that you can always throw money at the problem later (either by hiring smart people or by vertically scaling your existing compute resources)?https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3987-working-code-podcast-episode-010-scaling.htm Tweet - James Moberg - Lucee has Unit Tests available with their sourceI just discovered that Lucee #cfml has unit tests available with their source. That is so awesome!  (In the past, I've asked whether there were any public unit tests for ACF and never got an official response.)https://twitter.com/gamesover/status/1361830790653501447 https://twitter.com/gamesover Blog - Ortus Solutions - First Workshop of the Year Announced: Up and Running with QuickOn our first workshop of the year (March 11 - 12) we will get Up and Running with Quick. For those of you unfamiliar with the topic, Quick is an ORM (Object Relational Mapper) written in CFML for CFML.With it you can map database tables to entities (CFCs), create relationships between entities, query and manipulate data, and persist all your changes to your database. Quick helps you give relevant names to important bits of SQL code, compose queries at runtime to get exactly the data you want in the most efficient way, and gets out of your way when you need or want to write barebones SQL.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/first-workshop-of-the-year-announced-up-and-running-with-quick CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 45 ColdFusion positions from 27 companies across 32 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.2 new jobs this weekFull-Time - Sr. Software Engineer - ColdFusion/Java at West Palm Beach, .. - United States Posted Feb 19https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Sr-Software-Engineer-ColdFusionJava-at-West-Palm-Beach-FL/11191 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Saint Paul, MN - United States Posted Feb 18https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusionDev-at-SaintPaul-MN/11190 ForgeBox Module of the WeekNavigate for CommandBoxNavigate allows you to traverse previously viewed working directories, both backwards and forwards (much like a web browser).https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-navigate VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekLocal HistoryA visual source code plugin for maintaining local history of files.Every time you modify a file, a copy of the old contents is kept in the local history. At any time, you can compare a file with any older version from the history. It can help you out when you change or delete a file by accident. The history can also help you out when your workspace has a catastrophic problem.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=xyz.local-history Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions - Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. - All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website - All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteDon BellamyEric HoffmanGary KnightGiancarlo GomezDavid BelangerYogesh MathurMario RodriguesJohn Wilson Synaptrix Joseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckSteven KlotzYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-02-16 Weekly News - Episode 91Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/99oJ3kAZcXc Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekPatreon SupportWe have 33 patreons providing 65% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsNew Blogs Aggregator to replace CF Bloggers www.cfblogs.org is meant to replace the popular 'ColdFusion Bloggers' blog aggregator that was so popular in the ColdFusion community in the last ten years. Unfortunately, the ColdFusion Bloggers platform is no longer active at this time due to the unfortunate demise of Wil Genovese, who maintained Cfbloggers after Raymond Camden provided Wil with the keys.https://gregoryalexander.com/blog/2021/2/13/CfBlog-Feeds--A-New-ColdFusion-Blog-Aggregator Ortus Webinar - Take Control of Logging and Error handling with Stachebox with Jon ClausenFriday, February 26th - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Tracking, handling, and resolving bugs between different tiers can be challenging, especially in containerized or cloud environments. In this webinar, Jon Clausen will introduce you to capturing your back end and front-end error messages, and consolidating them in to one single, aggregated platform - backed by the power of Elasticsearch.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdO2qpjgjH9Y9FCGbn2dkx-ARjlpenKMm Mid Michigan CFUG - Docker with John FarrarFeb 16th @ 7pm I will be doing a Docker meeting for the Mid Michigan CFUG this month. It is Rick Mason’s user group and details will follow. I am going to put a special emphasis on Traefik if anyone is interested. I am a user now, not an expert but find it a better experience than Apache, HAProxxy, IIS or Nginx so far. Your experience may vary. https://community.ortussolutions.com/t/docker-cfug-meeting/8755?u=john_farrar CFUG Website: http://www.mmcfug.org/ Teams Link: https://bit.ly/3didqEQ Adobe Webinar - SQL, I know enough to break everything - Dave FergusonFebruary 24th 2021 @ 8 AM PTIf you are reading this you have probably written SQL in one form or another.  I would also bet that you have written SQL that looked great but didn't act great.  Looking back at it was more like a little puppy that tilts its head at strange sounds.  We all have, even the "experts" among, us have written SQL that had intentional consequences.  On the other hand, maybe you support a system that has SQL that you just don't quite understand.  If some of this is true, this session is for you. This session will take a look at why SQL may not run the way it was intended.  We will look well beyond just the select statement and look deeper into how SQL runs.  We will go over what the DBA's keep to themselves as well as other metrics.  We will also look at some well-intended SQL and why the results were less than ideal.  https://cfwebinar-sql.meetus.adobeevents.com/ New Book from Luis Majano in the next week or so - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksReminder about the new Ortus CommunityOrtus has rolled out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.If you're a member of our Google groups, don't worry-- your user has already been imported into the community forum and as soon as you sign up, you will be automatically associated with all of your old posts so you can pick up your conversations right where you left off!  We've even added single sign on options for Github, Facebook, Google, and Twitter (coming soon).  If your new account is under a different E-mail address, let us know and we can merge your accounts together.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released - CommandBox Zero to Hero    - Running Commands    - Shell Features, REPL and CFML Commands    - Special CommandsComing up - More CommandBox Hero to ZeroConferences and TrainingDevnexusJoin the VIRTUAL <dev/>olutionFeb 17 2021 - Onlinehttps://devnexus.com/RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Call for speakers ended Feb 14 - https://sessionize.com/redisconf2021/ https://redislabs.com/redisconf/DockerConMay 27th 2021https://www.docker.com/dockercon/ Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonQuick WorkshopMarch 11-12Lead by the creator of Quick himself, Eric Peterson.Information: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events Register now https://www.eventbrite.com/e/up-and-running-with-quick-tickets-124157021995 More dates to come - CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week StyleWith some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part IILast week, I shared a proof-of-concept (POC) that I had been working in which I used ColdFusion Custom Tags as a DSL for HTML emails. Well, I've been continuing to work on it and I'm actually pretty stoked on where it's going. It's starting to feel like it might actually be something that I can use at InVision for our transactional emails. I've gotten my POC to a point where I feel like creating and overriding styles feels fairly easy (within a given set of constraints). So, I wanted to share this update more broadly.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3979-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-ii.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part IIIOver the last few weeks, I've been exploring the use of ColdFusion custom tags as a DSL for HTML emails, first laying the foundation of the concept, then adding themeing of HTML entities, and most recently, improving the performance by removing implicit variable access. Today, as a quick follow-up, I wanted to add some dynamic rendering in which content can be targeted for Desktop devices vs. Mobile / Responsive devices.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3981-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-iii.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part IVWhen creating dynamic HTML emails, you can progressively enhance a layout (on more modern devices) using CSS media queries. However, doing so requires repetitive boilerplate: wrapping the styles in a @media block and - super importantly - remembering to append the !important flag to every single CSS property in your style block. Since I plan to use CSS media queries in my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTML emails, I wanted to find a way to abstract the boilerplate.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3982-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-iv.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part VAs I've been testing my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTML emails in Litmus, I noticed that they offer previews for email clients running in "Dark Mode". Dark mode, like other responsive design elements, can be controlled on the web using @media queries. Yesterday, I added two @media abstractions for max-width and min-width. As such, I wanted to see if I could do the same thing for dark mode.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3983-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-v.htm Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part VIIn the first post on my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTML emails, I had an image-grid abstraction that took a list of images and rendered a responsive table. In that example, I had several custom tags that did nothing but aggregate data (ie, they had no layout in and of themselves). As I've continued to think about more complex layouts, I've noticed this pattern cropping back up. As such, I thought it would be worth codifying in a core tag, <core:Slot>. The Slot tag is meant for content projection in which the rendered contents of the Slot tag are just captured and passed back up to an ancestor tag such that they can be subsumed into more complex layouts.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3984-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-vi.htmBlog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part VIII've been making some wonderful progress on my ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTML emails! We've looked at how HTML tags are abstracted away; and, how themes can be applied to those HTML tag abstractions; and, how we can apply responsive styling on mobile email clients; and, how we can add support for Dark Mode; and, how we can use advanced content projection techniques to build complex widgets. So, this morning, I just wanted to do a quick recap of the various encapsulation techniques that we can use when building HTML emails in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3985-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-vii.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part VIII For the last couple of weeks, I've been neck-deep in HTML emails, fleshing out a ColdFusion custom tag DSL (Domain Specific Language) for HTML email authoring. In my previous posts, I've been building-up theming concepts, responsive desktop and mobile logic, CSS media query overrides, dark mode support, and multi-slot content projection. With all of these tools in my HTML email toolbox, I wanted to finally try to recreate a real-world HTML email. Specifically, one with a more advanced layout to see if the current tools provide sufficient functionality. And so, in this post, I am going to try and build the new comment email (or, my take on it), that we might send out from InVision.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3986-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-viii.htm Community Post - Brad Wood - Fixing ColdBox performance affected by custom tag pathsI’m putting this here to preserve it and so others can find it. I recently helped someone who had a simple ColdBox application that performed very well on their local CommandBox development server. However, when they placed the app on their production server (Adobe CF 2018), it was very slow. Taking up to 2 seconds for a simple event to run.https://community.ortussolutions.com/t/fixing-coldbox-performance-affected-by-custom-tag-paths/8762 Blog - Gregory Alexander - CfBlogs.org - A New ColdFusion Blog Aggregatorwww.cfblogs.org is meant to replace the popular 'ColdFusion Bloggers' blog aggregator that was so popular in the ColdFusion community in the last ten years. Unfortunately, the ColdFusion Bloggers platform is no longer active at this time due to the unfortunate demise of Wil Genovese, who maintained Cfbloggers after Raymond Camden provided Wil with the keys.https://gregoryalexander.com/blog/2021/2/13/CfBlog-Feeds--A-New-ColdFusion-Blog-Aggregator  Live Stream - Matthew Clemente - Writing Tests for a Prism.js Language Definition (Learning by Trial and Error) [Part 2]I got started with testing this CFML language definition last week. I still have some language features that I'll need to write tests for. And in testing I'll likely find improvements that I can add to the language definition. If you only work on something for 1 hour a week - it takes a long timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgNrdqVWiEU&feature=youtu.be Blog - David Byers - ColdFusion 101: Tags, Script and FunctionsThe first in an on-going series of posts covering ColdFusion basics for new developers. This series is intended to cover basic concepts. In this article, I cover the building blocks of ColdFusion; Tags, Script, and Functions.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/02/coldfusion-101-tags-script-functions/ Blog - David Byers - ColdFusion 101: Different ways to create and add data to structuresAn on-going series of posts covering ColdFusion basics for new developers. This series is intended to cover basic concepts, and demonstrate how there are many ways to accomplish tasks. This will cover some, but not all of them.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/02/coldfusion-101-different-ways-create-add-data-structures/ Podcast - Working Code Podcast - Episode 009: TestingThere are very few people in the programming world who will argue against the idea of testing software. But, when it comes to the mechanisms though which code is tested, the conversation starts to get interesting. There are those who feel that TDD - Test Driven Development - is "the way"; and, that any divergence from TDD is not only laziness but is, in fact, borderline malfeasance. At the other end of the spectrum are the people who perform all their testing manually; often, relying on QA (Quality Assurance) teams and smoke tests to find regressions before each deployment.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3980-working-code-podcast-episode-009-testing.htm Adam Cameron’s Response: http://blog.adamcameron.me/2021/02/thoughts-on-working-code-podcasts.htmlBlog - Charlie Arehart - Coldfusion Portal - How to quickly solve outofmemory metaspace errorsGetting metaspace errors, or blank pages that end up being related to this? Don’t tweak the maxmetaspace: remove it!https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/02/quickly-solve-outofmemory-metaspace-errors/ Blog- Charlie Arehart - ColdFusion Portal - Solving problems calling out of CF via https, by updating JVMIf you’re getting errors in calling out to https urls from CF, you may not need to “import new certificates”. You may merely need to update the JVM that CF uses.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2019/06/error-calling-cf-via-https-solved-updating-jvm/ CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 40 ColdFusion positions from 26 companies across 30 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.6 new jobs this weekFull-Time - Senior Developer at Remote - United States Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/SrDeveloper-ColdFusion-at-Remote-US/11186 Full-Time - Web/ColdFusion Developer at Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/WebColdFusion-Developer-at-Ahmedabad-Gujarat/11187 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Melbourne VIC - Australia Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Melbourne-VIC/11185 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Sydney NSW - Australia Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Sydney-NSW/11189 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Melbourne VIC - Australia Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Melbourne-VIC/11184 Full-Time - oldFusion Developer at Sydney NSW - Australia Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Sydney-NSW/11188  ForgeBox Module of the WeekSocket.IO-Lucee by Pixel 8Socket.io-Lucee is a Socket.IO server implementation for the Lucee webserver. Socket.IO is a javascript library for realtime web applications. You can use the Socket.io-lucee project to marry your Lucee server with your frontend client(s) using the Socket.IO client library.The project is currently in an ALPHA state. This means it is suitable for experimenting with, but unlikely that it is ready for production use. We have implemented much of the core feature set, but there is much to do to ensure that we have a robust, performant and feature complete set.https://www.forgebox.io/view/socketiolucee VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekFootsteps by WattenbergerKeep your place when jumping between a different parts of your code. This is a VSCode extension that will highlight lines as you edit them, fading as you move away.Jump between lines using ctrl+alt+left and ctrl+alt+right.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Wattenberger.footsteps Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox,  ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions - Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. - All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website - All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteDon BellamyEric HoffmanGary KnightGiancarlo GomezMario RodriguesJohn Wilson Synaptrix Joseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDavid BelangerDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckYogesh MathurSteven KlotzYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-02-09 Weekly News - Episode 90Watch the video version on YouTube at  https://youtu.be/F24Nlk6i9JQ Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekPatreon SupportWe have 33 patreons providing 61% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsQuick Workshop Dates announcedMarch 11-12Lead by the creator of Quick himself, Eric Peterson.Register now https://www.eventbrite.com/e/up-and-running-with-quick-tickets-124157021995 Ortus Webinar - Take Control of Logging and Error handling with Stachebox with Jon ClausenFriday, February 26th - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Tracking, handling, and resolving bugs between different tiers can be challenging, especially in containerized or cloud environments. In this webinar, Jon Clausen will introduce you to capturing your back end and front-end error messages, and consolidating them in to one single, aggregated platform - backed by the power of Elasticsearch.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdO2qpjgjH9Y9FCGbn2dkx-ARjlpenKMm Adobe Webinar - SQL, I know enough to break everythingFebruary 24th 20218 AM PTIf you are reading this you have probably written SQL in one form or another.  I would also bet that you have written SQL that looked great but didn't act great.  Looking back at it was more like a little puppy that tilts its head at strange sounds.  We all have, even the "experts" among, us have written SQL that had intentional consequences.  On the other hand, maybe you support a system that has SQL that you just don't quite understand.  If some of this is true, this session is for you. This session will take a look at why SQL may not run the way it was intended.  We will look well beyond just the select statement and look deeper into how SQL runs.  We will go over what the DBA's keep to themselves as well as other metrics.  We will also look at some well-intended SQL and why the results were less than ideal.  https://cfwebinar-sql.meetus.adobeevents.com/ Mid Michigan CFUG - Docker with John FarrarFeb 16th 7pm I will be doing a Docker meeting for the Mid Michigan CFUG this month. It is Rick Mason’s user group and details will follow. I am going to put a special emphasis on Traefik if anyone is interested. I am a user now, not an expert but find it a better experience than Apache, HAProxxy, IIS or Nginx so far. Your experience may vary. https://community.ortussolutions.com/t/docker-cfug-meeting/8755?u=john_farrar New Book from Luis Majano in the next 2-3 weeks - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksReminder about the new Ortus CommunityOrtus has rolled out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.If you're a member of our Google groups, don't worry-- your user has already been imported into the community forum and as soon as you sign up, you will be automatically associated with all of your old posts so you can pick up your conversations right where you left off!  We've even added single sign on options for Github, Facebook, Google, and Twitter (coming soon).  If your new account is under a different E-mail address, let us know and we can merge your accounts together.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released - CommandBox Zero to Hero        - Commands and Name spaces        - Docs        - Tab Completion - What’s new with ColdBox 6        - ColdBox 6 Test Matchers        - Test Dependency Injection        - Building Links with QueryStrings Structs        - Upgrading to ColdBox 6Coming up - More CommandBox Hero to ZeroSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingDevnexusJoin the VIRTUAL <dev/>olutionFeb 17 2021 - Onlinehttps://devnexus.com/RedisConf 2021Virtual: Apr 20-21Call for speakers end Feb 14 - https://sessionize.com/redisconf2021/ DockerConMay 27th, 2021.https://www.docker.com/dockercon/Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonQuick WorkshopMarch 11-12Lead by the creator of Quick himself, Eric Peterson.Register now https://www.eventbrite.com/e/up-and-running-with-quick-tickets-124157021995 More dates to come - CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47, Part IILast week, I shared a proof-of-concept (POC) that I had been working in which I used ColdFusion Custom Tags as a DSL for HTML emails. Well, I've been continuing to work on it and I'm actually pretty stoked on where it's going. It's starting to feel like it might actually be something that I can use at InVision for our transactional emails. I've gotten my POC to a point where I feel like creating and overriding styles feels fairly easy (within a given set of constraints). So, I wanted to share this update more broadly.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3979-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47-part-ii.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - Case Study: Removing Implicit Variable Access At Scale In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In ColdFusion and Lucee CFML, when you refer to an unscoped variable, the runtime will "walk up" a series of scopes looking for said variable. The number of potential scopes to be inspected changes based on the calling context, application settings, and runtime version. In 99.99% of cases, I never worry about the performance of unscoped variable access, also known as "implicit variable access". But, this morning, I was running code that was being invoked with high, repetitive volume within a single request. And, it turns out that implicit variable access actually made a meaningful difference in the rendering speed of the request. As such, I thought it would be fun to share this particular case study in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3978-case-study-removing-implicit-variable-access-at-scale-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Video - Matthew Clemente - Writing Tests for a Prism.js Language Definition (Learning by Trial and Error)Picking up where I left off last week, with my CFML language definition for Prism.js. All that's left before I can submit a PR is to write the necessary tests.  Haven't done this before, so I'll be learning how the Prism.js syntax testing works, starting from 0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBMalcl87v0&feature=youtu.be Podcast - Working Code Podcast - Episode 008: Origin Stories, Part IIThis week, we continue learning about the crew, where they came from, and what makes them tick. In this second part of our two-part series on origin stories, we hear from Carol and Adam. What's fascinating to me about this episode is just how different their stories are. There are many paths into the world of web application development; and to see how both Carol and Adam eventually arrived here, at the same place, really works to underscore this point.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3977-working-code-podcast-episode-008-origin-stories-part-ii.htm Blog - Ben Nadel - "Enterprise" Is Not A Dirty WordI need to get something off my chest. I listen to a lot of podcasts; and, one reoccurring sentiment that keeps getting expressed is this idea that "enterprise tier" development is, somehow, not a "Good Thing"™. This is often brought up in terms of technology that isn't "popular" amongst the early adopters, but may still be used very heavily in a lot in enterprise web application development. As if enterprise tier development is a second-class citizen - an area in which bad ideas propagate freely and mediocrity is, apparently, celebrated. This is an absurd notion; and, I would suggest that people who think "enterprise" is a dirty word are people who have less contact with their customers.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3976-enterprise-is-not-a-dirty-word.htm Blog - Wil De Bruin - Problem Details for HTTP APIs: Modifying your Coldbox REST handler responseColdbox had a base handler and response for RESTful services for many years. Initially this was added in application templates but in version 6 this functionality was added to the core. The base handler wraps around your own actions and provides a lot of automatic errorhandling, addition of some development headers and some global headers. By using the default event.getResponse() response (available as prc.response in previous versions) it provides a default response format which looks like this:https://shiftinsert.nl/problem-details-for-http-apis-modifying-your-coldbox-rest-handler-response/ Standards Related Jokehttps://xkcd.com/927/CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 40 ColdFusion positions from 26 companies across 30 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.12 new jobs this weekFull-Time - Senior Developer at Remote - United States Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/SrDeveloper-ColdFusion-at-Remote-US/11186 Full-Time - Web/ColdFusion Developer at Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/WebColdFusion-Developer-at-Ahmedabad-Gujarat/11187 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Melbourne VIC - Australia Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Melbourne-VIC/11185 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Melbourne VIC - Australia Posted Feb 09https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Melbourne-VIC/11184 Full-Time - Senior Application Developer (UK) at Bournemouth/Brighton/Re.. - United Kingdom Posted Feb 08https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-kingdom/SrApplicationDev-at-UnitedKingdom/11182 Full-Time - Web/ColdFusion Developer at Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India Posted Feb 08https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/WebColdFusion-Developer-at-Ahmedabad-Gujarat/11181 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Canberra ACT - Australia Posted Feb 08https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Canberra-ACT/11183 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Australia - Australia Posted Feb 05https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Australia/11180 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Canberra ACT - Australia Posted Feb 05https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Canberra-ACT/11177 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Canberra ACT - Australia Posted Feb 05https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Canberra-ACT/11178 Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Canberra ACT - Australia Posted Feb 05https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/australia/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Canberra-ACT/11179 Full-Time - Senior Software Engineer - ColdFusion at Pune, Maharashtra - India Posted Feb 04https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/Senior-Software-Engineer-ColdFusion-at-Pune-Maharashtra/11176 ForgeBox Module of the WeekCFzxing BVarcode Generator by Alan QuinlanA barcode generator using the ZXING java library.Supports Barcode Types:AZTEC, CODABAR, CODE_39, CODE_93, CODE_128, DATA_MATRIX, EAN_8, EAN_13, ITF, QR_CODE, UPC_Ahttps://www.forgebox.io/view/CFzxing VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekVS Code Tips and Tricks VideoWatch this video to learn some tips and tricks on how to be productive with Visual Studio Code.Recorded during VS Code Dayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvP2ahPojg&feature=youtu.be   Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox, ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutionsNew Perks for Patreon Supporters - Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. - All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website - All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteDon BellamyEric HoffmanGary KnightGiancarlo GomezMario RodriguesJohn Wilson Synaptrix Joseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDavid BelangerDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckYogesh MathurSteven KlotzYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-02-02 Weekly News - Episode 89Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/IpFjgnX7a4Y Hosts:Luis Majano - Owner of Ortus SolutionsGavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekPatreon SupportWe have 33 patreons providing 61% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help Read more below about new Patreon benefitsNews and EventsNew Book from Luis Majano in the next 2-3 weeks - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksOrtus Webinar - Take Control of Logging and Error handling with Stachebox with Jon ClausenFriday, February 26th - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Tracking, handling, and resolving bugs between different tiers can be challenging, especially in containerized or cloud environments. In this webinar, Jon Clausen will introduce you to capturing your back end and front-end error messages, and consolidating them in to one single, aggregated platform - backed by the power of Elasticsearch.https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdO2qpjgjH9Y9FCGbn2dkx-ARjlpenKMm ICYMI - Ortus Webinar - CommandBox Task RunnersFriday, January 22nd - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Have you ever wished you could create command-line programs using CFML, perhaps to automate a task or handle some long-running process? With CommandBox Task Runners, you easily can! Join Grant Copley for this month's webinar, where we take a close look at this powerful tool within CommandBox and how we can use it alongside our applications.with Grant Copleyhttps://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinarsRecording: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/grant-copley-on-commandbox-task-runners ForgeBox New Pricing PlansReleasing February 5th - all going to planBusiness plans coming in Q2.eCommerce in Q4Introducing the new Ortus CommunityHi everyone, great news!  Ortus is rolling out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.If you're a member of our Google groups, don't worry-- your user has already been imported into the community forum and as soon as you sign up, you will be automatically associated with all of your old posts so you can pick up your conversations right where you left off!  We've even added single sign on options for Github, Facebook, Google, and Twitter (coming soon).  If your new account is under a different E-mail address, let us know and we can merge your accounts together.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "Securing a ColdFusion Application with Fixinator & FuseGuard", w/ Pete FreitagThursday, January 28, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTIn this session we'll take a look at a ColdFusion application that is vulnerable to several security issues. We'll look at some of the security holes in the application, how they can be exploited. Finally we'll use FuseGuard to protect the application, and Fixinator to find and fix some of the vulnerabilities in the application.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/275825925/ Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnWBb6Mm_pY CFCasts Content UpdatesJust Released - CommandBox Task Runners Webinar - CommandBox Hero to Zero     - CommandBox Basics     - Run CommandBox     - CommandBox Workshop PrerequisitesComing this Week - What’s new with ColdBox 6    - ColdBox 6 Test Matchers    - Test Dependency Injection    - Building Links with QueryStrings Structs    - Upgrading to ColdBox 6Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingICYMI VS Code DayJoin the VS Code team and community at a live event just for VS Code users. Get a glimpse of things to come and meet the team who works on VS Code every day.Was live: January 27, 2021 from 8 AM to 10:30 AM PSTRe-stream (with live Q&A): January 27, 2021 from 8 PM to 10:30 PM PSThttps://code.visualstudio.com/vscode-day Available on Microsoft Learn TV https://aka.ms/vscode-day DevnexusJoin the VIRTUAL <dev/>olutionFeb 17 2021 - Onlinehttps://devnexus.com/Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonQuick - March?CommandBox Zero to HeroColdBox Zero to HeroColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersSeptember 2021Call for speakers coming soonITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Using ColdFusion Custom Tags To Create An HTML Email DSL In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In my tenure at InVision, I've built a lot of HTML-based emails. Creating — and maintaining — HTML-based emails is not fun. It does not "spark joy". Part of this is because there are a large number of email clients that all have different quirks. And, part of this is because our setup uses Handlebars Templating and Node.js modules to "compile" the emails. Why am I using handlebars and node when I'm sitting on top of one of the most powerful web application runtimes available: Lucee CFML? I would love to be writing my HTML-based emails the way that I write all of my HTML-based views: using CFML. As such, I wanted to start playing around with the use of ColdFusion custom tags as means to create a Domain Specific Language (DSL) that could put the joy back into email creation in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3975-using-coldfusion-custom-tags-to-create-an-html-email-dsl-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Live stream - Matthew Clemente - Adding a CFML Language Definition to Prism.js (Learning by Trial and Error) [Part 3]Well, I'm diving back in after a long break from this project. I'll be working on  a CFML language definition for Prism.js. I want to get this project to the point where I can at least articulate its shortcomings and be able to ask for help addressing them. Gonna be a lot of trial and error in this one. Here's the repository I'm working on: https://github.com/mjclemente/prismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atNnt12CSX4&feature=youtu.be Blog - Pete Freitag - Using Hashicorp Vault with ColdFusionHashicorp Vault is an open source, enterprise grade security vault. It is designed to grant secure access to the secrets that it stores. It can also act as an encryption as a service API. Vault is very powerful, and there are lots of resources and videos describing how it works.Using Vault is something that I often cover in my ColdFusion security training course, however I'd like to give an example of how you can use vault in your ColdFusion or CFML / Lucee applications.https://www.petefreitag.com/item/914.cfm Podcast - Working Code Podcast - Episode 007: Origin Stories, Part IAll super heroes have an origin story. And, so do nerds. Many of us can remember back to that moment when we realized that there was magic in the world - magic that we could be part of - magic that we could help create. This week, we get personal with the crew and learn more about where they came from, what kind of stuff makes them tick, and what it is that they love about being web application developers.This Part I of a two-part series. Part I includes Tim and Ben. Part II will include Carol and Adam.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3974-working-code-podcast-episode-007-origin-stories-part-i.htm Blog - Brad Wood - A quick comparison of using Python and CFML to write the same CLI toolA few days ago, Joseph Lamoree posted about a cool little command line tool he wrote in Python that would scan a list of servers check check for a public facing administrator.  https://github.com/ecivis/scan-cfml-admin http://wwvv.codersrevolution.com/blog/a-quick-comparison-of-using-python-and-cfml-to-write-the-same-cli-tool Guide - Postgres Official - Don’t do this guidehttps://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Don%27t_Do_This CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 28 ColdFusion positions from 15 companies across 23 locations in 5 Countries since Dec 1st.3 new jobs this weekFull-Time - Sr. Developer (ColdFusion Experience) at Slidell, LA - United States Posted Feb 02https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/Sr-Developer-ColdFusion-Experience-at-Slidell-LA/11175 Full-Time - ColdFusion Architect (GAP Solutions) at Rockville, MD - United States Posted Jan 28https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Architect-at-Rockville-MD/11173 Full-Time - ColdFusion Architect at Rockville, MD - United States Posted Jan 28https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Architect-at-Rockville-MD/11174 ForgeBox Module of the WeeklibPhoneNumber Module by Sean DanielsA ColdBox module wrapper for Google's libPhoneNumber parse, format and validation library.https://www.forgebox.io/view/libphonenumber VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekGit Graph by mhutchie Git Graph extension for Visual Studio CodeView a Git Graph of your repository, and easily perform Git actions from the graph. Configurable to look the way you want!1,000,000 installshttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mhutchie.git-graph   Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox, ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutionsNew Patreon Benefits - Bronze Packages and up, now get a ForgeBox Pro and CFCasts subscriptions as a perk for their Patreon Subscription. - All Patreon supporters have a Profile badge on the Community Website - All Patreon supporters have their own Private Forum access on the Community WebsiteThanks to all of our Patreons:Don BellamyEric HoffmanGary KnightGiancarlo GomezMario RodriguesJohn Wilson Synaptrix Joseph LamoreeBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDan CardDaniel GarciaDavid BelangerDidier LesnickiEdgardo CabezasJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas ErikssonJordan ClarkKai KoenigLaksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMatthew DarbyMatthew ClementeMingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckYogesh MathurSteven KlotzYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

2021-01-26 Weekly News - Episode 88Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/pTzk0Mdshqk Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekPatreon SupportWe have 34 patreons providing 62% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsJan 2021 Updates for Java 11 and Java 8From Charlie Arehart’s blog postFolks using ColdFusion will want to be aware that last week (Jan 19, 2021) Oracle has released updates to Java 11 and Java 8, the current “Long-Term Support” versions of the Java JVM/JDK, which are supported by the various current and recent versions of CF. The downloads are available on the Adobe page where Adobe offers JVM updates. More about how to proceed to implement the update, in a moment.As is typical, the JVM update adds some modest features and addresses bug fixes and security issues. For more, see the release notes for Java 11.0.10 and for Java 8 update 281.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/01/coldfusion-users-note-apply-new-updates-java-11-java-8/ New Lucee Release Candidate 5.3.8.139-RCThere is a new Release Candidate ( 5.3.8.139-RC ) available to download from our download page https://download.lucee.org or via the Lucee Admin.https://dev.lucee.org/t/new-release-candidate-5-3-8-139-rc/7861 New Book from Luis Majano in the next 2-3 weeks - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and TricksComing soonElixir v3 Security UpdateOn January 12, 2021 we became aware of a security vulnerability in ColdBox Elixir. Read the details of what happened, how it may affect you, and how to mitigate the vulnerability.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-elixir-v3-security-update New Lucee Spreadsheet Release v2.14.0Spreadsheet Library 2.14.0 released. Big changes: POI 5.0 and auto OSGi bundle loading for Lucee (no need for JavaLoader!) https://github.com/cfsimplicity/lucee-spreadsheet Introducing the new Ortus CommunityHi everyone, great news!  Ortus is rolling out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.If you're a member of our Google groups, don't worry-- your user has already been imported into the community forum and as soon as you sign up, you will be automatically associated with all of your old posts so you can pick up your conversations right where you left off!  We've even added single sign on options for Github, Facebook, Google, and Twitter (coming soon).  If your new account is under a different E-mail address, let us know and we can merge your accounts together.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ ICYMI - Ortus Webinar - CommandBox Task RunnersFriday, January 22nd - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Have you ever wished you could create command-line programs using CFML, perhaps to automate a task or handle some long-running process? With CommandBox Task Runners, you easily can! Join Grant Copley for this month's webinar, where we take a close look at this powerful tool within CommandBox and how we can use it alongside our applications.with Grant Copleyhttps://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinarsRecording coming to CFCasts tomorrow 1/27/21Online CF Meetup - "Securing a ColdFusion Application with Fixinator & FuseGuard", w/ Pete FreitagThursday, January 28, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTIn this session we'll take a look at a ColdFusion application that is vulnerable to several security issues. We'll look at some of the security holes in the application, how they can be exploited. Finally we'll use FuseGuard to protect the application, and Fixinator to find and fix some of the vulnerabilities in the application.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/275825925/ ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "Communication Skills for Technical Engineers & Developers", with Mark TakataThursday, January 21, 20215:00 PM to 6:00 PM CSTNo matter what language, framework or technical skillset you employ in your day-to-day work, the biggest differentiator among engineers, designers & developers is the ability to communicate and engage with end users, stakeholders and business analysts. In this talk, Mark Takata will cover how to improve your ability to communicate with those folks, become an asset for your team & company, and widen the available paths for your future career.https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/275712862/ Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TGoDejn8QM Conferences and TrainingVS Code DayJoin the VS Code team and community at a live event just for VS Code users. Get a glimpse of things to come and meet the team who works on VS Code every day.Watch live: January 27, 2021 from 8 AM to 10:30 AM PSTRe-stream (with live Q&A): January 27, 2021 from 8 PM to 10:30 PM PSThttps://code.visualstudio.com/vscode-day DevnexusJoin the VIRTUAL <dev/>olutionFeb 17 2021 - Onlinehttps://devnexus.com/Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soon - Quick - March? - CommandBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Zero to Hero - ColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’ Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeDue to Online conference overload, we are thinking about not expanding the number of events, but more content in more timezones with a different format.ITB - Developer Week Style?? With some European Timezone Friendly slots from our European Community MembersMay or September 2021ITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/CFML Is now on the list - https://confs.tech/conferences/new PR - https://github.com/tech-conferences/conference-data/issues/1837Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ben Nadel - Building reMatchGroups() Using reFind() In Adobe ColdFusion 2018 And Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The other day, in my post about parsing strings like "5mb" into a number of bytes, I was griping about the fact that the ColdFusion language still doesn't have an reMatchGroups() function. To this, Adam Cameron mentioned that the reFind() function has had a "scope" argument since Adobe ColdFusion 2016 that will cause the Function to return all the matches in the input. I didn't realize this change. As such, I wanted to take a quick look at how reFind() can be used to build my reMatchGroups() function in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3973-building-rematchgroups-using-refind-in-adobe-coldfusion-2018-and-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Related blog post: https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3322-jregex-a-coldfusion-wrapper-around-javas-regular-expression-patterns.htmBlog - Charlie Arehart - ColdFusion users should note and apply new Jan 2021 updates for Java 11 and Java 8Folks using ColdFusion will want to be aware that last week (Jan 19, 2021) Oracle has released updates to Java 11 and Java 8, the current “Long-Term Support” versions of the Java JVM/JDK, which are supported by the various current and recent versions of CF. The downloads are available on the Adobe page where Adobe offers JVM updates. More about how to proceed to implement the update, in a moment.As is typical, the JVM update adds some modest features and addresses bug fixes and security issues. For more, see the release notes for Java 11.0.10 and for Java 8 update 281.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/01/coldfusion-users-note-apply-new-updates-java-11-java-8/ Tweet - David Levin - Adobe doesn’t name it’s own language in Adobe Summit@AdobeSummit Excited for this year's Summit. Was surprised to not see Adobe's own development language, #ColdFusion, on the list of programming languages on the registration form! @coldfusion, you guys are still part of the Adobe family, right? #CFMLhttps://twitter.com/djlevin77/status/1353770115670495234 https://twitter.com/djlevin77/ Blog - Ben Nadel - Code Kata: Parsing Strings Like "5mb" Into A Number Of Bytes In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47In yesterday's post about streaming an incremental ZIP file up to Amazon S3 in Lucee CFML, I had to wait until "chunks" were over 5mb (5 megabytes) in size before I could upload them. To do this, I literally calculated the number of bytes that equated to 5mb. Afterwards, I thought it would be nice if there were methods for converting between bytes and larger data-units. As a code kata, I wanted to see if I could create just functions in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3972-code-kata-parsing-strings-like-5mb-into-a-number-of-bytes-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog / Video - Ben Nadel - Generate And Incrementally Stream A ZIP Archive To Amazon S3 Using Multipart Uploads In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47 Last week, I looked at using the ZipOutputStream Java class to generate and incrementally stream a Zip archive to the browser using Lucee CFML. In response to that, James Moberg and I were having a discussion about generating Zip archives asynchronously. This got me thinking about pushing the Zip file up to Amazon S3. And, more specifically, if there was a way for me to incrementally stream the Zip archive to S3 as I was generating it. From what I can see, there's nothing about "streams" in the Java SDK for AWS. But, I have used S3's multipart upload workflow to break-apart a file transfer. As a fun experiment, I wanted to see if I could generate and incrementally stream a Zip archive to S3 using this multipart upload workflow in Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3971-generate-and-incrementally-stream-a-zip-archive-to-amazon-s3-using-multipart-uploads-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htm Blog - Lucee - New Lucee Release Candidate 5.3.8.139-RCThere is a new Release Candidate ( 5.3.8.139-RC ) available to download from our download page https://download.lucee.org or via the Lucee Admin.https://dev.lucee.org/t/new-release-candidate-5-3-8-139-rc/7861 Blog - Gregory Alexander - Happy new YearI hope that everyone has a wonderful New Year and I wanted to provide a status update on Galaxie Blog.https://gregoryalexander.com/blog/2021/1/22/Happy-New-Year Blog - Pete Freitag - SessionInvalidate for JEE SessionsThe builtin CFML function sessionInvalidate() works great for invalidating or clearing a ColdFusion session (CFID/CFTOKEN). But it doesn't invalidate the underlying J2EE / JEE session (the JSESSIONID).https://www.petefreitag.com/item/913.cfm Live Stream - Matthew Clemente - Retaining Function Order When Reading CFC Metadata (Learning by Trial and Error)A few weeks (months?) ago I put together a CommandBox custom command to help generate CFC documentation, based on component metadata. I'm going to dive pack into that project to see if I can get it to retain the function order from the CFC, instead of alphabetizing by method name.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwPN9H1mX3Y&feature=youtu.be Blog - Eric Peterson - Ortus Solutions - ColdBox Elixir v3 Security UpdateOn January 12, 2021 we became aware of a security vulnerability in ColdBox Elixir. If an application using ColdBox Elixir bundled any code that contained references to process.env without explicitly setting the value using the webpack.ProvidePlugin then the outputed bundle would contain an object of all the environment variables. This would happen even if it was a vendor library that checked for process.env.* which is very common - many libraries check for process.env.NODE_ENV to enable optimizations or additional development logging. Since JavaScript is shipped to user's browsers, these environment variables are leaked and should be considered comprimised. Many of our own environment variables used in our CI processes were leaked, including SSH keys, S3 credentials, and database credentials. We recommend that you rotate all keys that are in the environment resposible for bundling your code with ColdBox Elixir.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-elixir-v3-security-update Blog - Pete Freitag - Updating Java on ColdFusion or LuceeAs a ColdFusion user you are probably aware that your CFML is compiled into Java byte code and executed by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Just like your Operating System or ColdFusion server needs to be patched for security issues, so does your JVM. Oracle typically releases a security patch for Java every quarter.How do you know when Java Security Patches are released?https://www.petefreitag.com/item/860.cfm Blog - Brad Wood - Ortus Solutions - Introducing the new Ortus CommunityHi everyone, great news!  Ortus is rolling out our new Ortus Community site to help consolidate all of our community support and interaction.  As part of that effort, all our Google Group threads have been imported to the new Ortus Community and effective immediately, our Google Groups are closed for further posting.https://community.ortussolutions.com/ https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/introducing-the-new-ortus-community Blog - Brad Wood - Create your own Desktop "Toaster" Popups in CommandBox ServersHere's a quick one that I tried out for the first time today.  Someone asked if it was possible for a CF app to have a desktop notification on the server it's running.  CommandBox servers have a try icon that runs inside the JVM of the server that can create popups and even Swing windows.  Turns out, it's actually really easy to tap into this to get a toaster popup on your desktop.  Of course, this wouldn't work if you're running CommandBox as a Windows service or on a headless server like Linux with no GUI!http://wwvv.codersrevolution.com/blog/create-your-own-desktop-toaster-popups-in-commandbox-servers Podcast - Working Code Podcast - Episode 006: Hopes For 2021Oxford Dictionary included "doomscrolling" in their "word of the year" report for 2020; we're all feeling pandemic fatigue; many people still believe in wide-spread election fraud; the Georgia senate race was a nail-biter; and - oh yeah - we recorded this show the day after the storming of the United States capitol building.It's all been more-than-a-little-bit surreal.But, in the face of such physically and emotionally trying times, we look forward to a new year of possibility. Whether it's taking control of our finances, finding ways to be more active, building up our personal brand, or becoming the blacksmiths that we always knew we could be, the crew shares their personal and professional / technical goals for this burgeoning new year. As the Phoenix rose from the ashes, so too - we hope - 2021 will rise from the smoldering dumpster fire that was 2020.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3969-working-code-podcast-episode-006-hopes-for-2021.htm Blog - David Byers - Framework Training – Part 3 – Learning How to develop using the ColdBox FrameworkMy journey into breaking my perceptions of frameworks as cumbersome, and my experience with the Ortus Solutions ColdBox training.This is the final part of a three part series on my experience with ColdBox training from Ortus Solutions.https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/01/framework-training-part-3-learning-develop-using-coldbox-framework/ Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - ColdBox i18n Localization Module v2 Released After many many months of development, testing and waiting, we are finally able to release a major major update to our localization and internationalization library for ColdBox: cbi18n version 2.x. This release is a huuuge advancement for building localized applications and websites and partly thanks to Mr Wil de Bruin (shiftinsert.nl). This release introduces the ability to use json resource bundles, multiple bundles per module, cbStorages for tracking locales, property inheritance and so much more! There are a few compatibility issues, so make sure you read them to upgrade to version 2.x if not you can easily update using CommandBox:https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-i18n-localization-module-v2-released CFML JobsSeveral positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/Listing over 80 ColdFusion positions from 46 companies across 44 locations in 5 Countries  since July 1st 20202 new jobs this weekFull-Time - ColdFusion Sr. Developer at Stennis Space Center, MS - United States Posted Jan 26https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Sr-Developer-at-Stennis-Space-Center-MS/11172 Full-Time - ColdFusion Application Developer at Bengaluru, Karnataka - India Posted Jan 19https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/ColdFusion-Application-Developer-at-Bengaluru-Karnataka/11171 ForgeBox Module of the WeekREST over STOMP by Brad and Ortus SolutionsA ColdBox module to expose remote events via a STOMP websocket over RabbitMQhttps://www.forgebox.io/view/rest-over-stomp VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the WeekVisual Studio IntelliCode by MicrosoftThe Visual Studio IntelliCode extension provides AI-assisted development features for Python, TypeScript/JavaScript and Java developers in Visual Studio Code, with insights based on understanding your code context combined with machine learning.For each supported language, please refer to the "Getting Started" section below to understand any other pre-requisites you'll need to install and configure to get IntelliCode completions.For TypeScript/JavaScript users:That's it -- just open a TypeScript or JavaScript file, and start editing.https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioExptTeam.vscodeintellicode Thank you to all of our Patreon SupportersNew Patreon Supporter: Leon SeremelisThese individuals are personally supporting our open source initiatives to ensure the great toolings like CommandBox, ForgeBox, ColdBox, ContentBox, TestBox and all the other boxes keep getting the continuous development they need, and funds the cloud infrastructure at our community relies on like ForgeBox for our Package Management with CommandBox. You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutionsBen NadelBrett DeLineCarl Von StettenCharlie ArehartDa LiDan CardDaniel GarciaDavid BelangerDidier LesnickiDon BellamyEdgardo CabezasErick HoffmanGary KnightGiancarlo GomezJan JannekJason DaigerJeff McClainJeremy AdamsJonas EricksonJordan ClarkJoseph LamoreeKai Koenig Laksma TirtohadiLeon SeremelisMario Rodrigues Matthew DarbyMatthew Clemente Mingo HagenPatrick FlynnRoss PhillipsScott SteinbeckShawn Oden Steven KlotzJohn Wilson - Synaptrix Yogesh MathurYou can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Websitehttps://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★