2021-04-13 Weekly News - Episode 99

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wmBusQHhs0w

Hosts:
Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions
Eric Peterson - 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.
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News and Events

New Release Candidate for Lucee 5.3.8

There 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 available

This 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 Camden

Tuesday, April 13 at 7:00 pm
We are going virtual
Meeting URL:  https://bit.ly/3dGHjgE
http://www.mmcfug.org/

VS Code Live Stream - VS Code Notebooks: A Deep Dive

Thursday 15th at 8am PST
VS 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 Party

Thursday, April 8
VS Code team
Live 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 Management

Next Webinar:  4/28/21
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/
Registration: https://coldfusion-api-management-solution.meetus.adobeevents.com/?fbclid=IwAR2q7aEI9u1ibBKrneeDvAhKWWW7V78bB_P1rTzWAh8x4e20q68gXLeMVrM
Recordings: https://t.co/ZQc637BSkv

ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "CSS Crash Course for CSS Haters or Novices", with Jessica Keener

Thursday, April 8, 2021
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT
This 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 Majano

Thursday, April 15, 2021
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDT
In 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 Majano

April 23, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM CT
ContentBox 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 Tricks

Now Available on Gumroad - $29
http://gum.co/coldbox-tips

CFCasts Content Updates

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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 Debugger

Coming up soon
- More CommandBox Zero to Hero
- More What’s new with ColdBox 6
- Up and Running with Quick
- LogBox 101
- Using DocBox

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