2021-04-27 Weekly News - Episode 101

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/_leAN4KNezY

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:

• 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 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

We 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 drops

Adobe 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 $149
https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.html

Eric’s pull merged into PostGres driver repo

Eric’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 Majano

May 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 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

Online CF Meetup - "Installing CF2021: choices, challenges, and solutions", with Charlie Arehart

Thursday, April 29, 2021
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT
If 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 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
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 Tricks

Now Available on Gumroad - $29
http://gum.co/coldbox-tips
Signup with your email for 10 free tips
https://www.ortussolutions.com/learn/books/102-tips-tricks

CFCasts Content Updates

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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

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Conferences and Training

ICYMI - RedisConf 2021

Virtual: Apr 20-21
Rediscover 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 20

Atlassian Teams 21

Apr 28-30
Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.