Modernize or Die® - CFML News for May 25th, 2021 - Episode 105

Modernize or Die ® Podcast - CFML News Edition

2021-05-25 Weekly News - Episode 105

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/cwD6BFdhR0M

Hosts:

Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions
Brad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions

Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions

The makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there.
A few ways to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:

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Patreon Support

We 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 Events

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

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 ColdFusion
https://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 #ColdFusion
https://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1395432704846536711

Online CF Meetup - Getting Started with FusionReactor, with Brad Wood

Thursday 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 Management

Next Webinar: 5/24/21
ColdFusion 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, 5/24/21
Information: 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 Wood

Friday, May 21st at 11:00 AM CT
Come 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 Updates

http://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 Webinar
  • Brad 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 week

• Object-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

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Conferences and Training

Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week

June 22-24, 2021 - Online
Coders, 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/977

ICYMI - Google I/O

May 18-20 - Online and Free for Everyone
Connect 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/

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