2020-12-15 Weekly News - Episode 83

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9MTS5GMGKyw

Hosts:

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

Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions

CFCasts is releasing new Free and Paid content every week, now including the ColdBox Zero to Hero training series and the 12 Modules of ForgeBox Christmas

Patreon Support

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https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help

News and Events

Podcast News

Special Guest for our next episode, Dec 22nd episode.84 - our Christmas  Episode will have a Mystery Guest
No Podcast Dec 29th - we’re taking a break for the holidays

Date Comparison Inconsistencies - shared by James Moberg

I'm reviewing #cfml date comparisons based on Lucee syntax notes
https://docs.lucee.org/guides/developing-with-lucee-server/language-syntax-differences.html#date-comparison
I discovered some Adobe #ColdFusion inconsistencies where TRUE comparisons are FALSE depending on version used. https://www.trycf.com/gist/7fc7e05ff7121cb481989b57c05c3bd5  As a result, no more date strings for me. #YIKES
https://twitter.com/gamesover/status/1337113503090552834
https://twitter.com/gamesover

CFML Development with Github Codespaces - by Jason Steinshouer

I saw the announcement from Github awhile back for the beta release of their Codespaces product. I thought it looked like an interesting idea and decided to sign up. I was given access awhile back but just recently had some time to play around with it a bit.
The idea of running your development environment in containers is not new. However, typically it has applied to just the application itself. Codespaces takes it a step further by packaging everything including the editor (VS Code), extensions, tools, or anything else needed for development inside a container environment. With Codespaces you can develop from any machine that has a internet browser.
https://jasonsteinshouer.com/2020/12/07/setup-a-cfml-development-environment-in-codespaces.html 

ICYMI - Coldfusion Online Meetup - "Using CommandBox CLI to manage all your servers", with Brad Wood

Thursday, December 10, 2020
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST
CommandBox is a CLI tool designed for CFML developers to be easy to use. If you are not a fan of CLI tools, please don't pass over CommandBox until you've given it a try. It is capable of starting any version of Lucee Server or Adobe ColdFusion with no installation. Learn how to easily get started with a local development environment today, get tips to dial in your server settings, and discover how to automate your server setups. CommandBox is used across the CF space for local dev, production, and Docker. We'll cover what you need to know to get started and answer any questions you have about how it works.
Meeting Link: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/274974315/
Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYeuRWxK_6g

Advent of Code 2020

Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. People use them as a speed contest, interview prep, company training, university coursework, practice problems, or to challenge each other.
You don't need a computer science background to participate - just a little programming knowledge and some problem solving skills will get you pretty far. Nor do you need a fancy computer; every problem has a solution that completes in at most 15 seconds on ten-year-old hardware.
https://adventofcode.com/2020

Help us get CFML listed on Sentry.io

Giancarlo Gomez started a thread on Sentry.io to get CFML on the Create Project view. As he mentions in the thread, we have a couple of Sentry plugins available, one he created, and one by Brad.
Let’s get behind this thread, like, reply, and make a little noise for CFML.
https://forum.sentry.io/t/adding-coldfusion-as-a-platform/11875

CFCasts Content Updates

12 Modules of ForgeBox Christmas
- 2 Videos already, 1 a day until Christmas

ColdBox Zero to Hero Workshop
- 20 Videos posted already
- 6 Hands-on with Step by Step Instructions
- Releasing Mon / Wed / Fri until 2021

Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/support

Conferences and Training

AWS re:Invent
NOV. 30 – DEC. 18, 2020
Free
Amazon’s Premium Conference is also virtual, and a free 3-week event:
https://reinvent.awsevents.com/

Adobe ColdFusion Certification now available Online

Adobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe, for 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.

Introductory Offer: $499

Blog: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/07/coldfusion-certification-online-now/
Register: https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.html

ICYMI - GitHub Universe

Dec 8 - 10th - 830AM PST - 200PM PST
Join GitHub team leaders, industry icons, and artists inspired by code for three days of live interactive sessions as we explore the future of software for enterprises, developers, and students.
With 70 talks across the 3 days, 4 Channels, lots of great content
No registration required and free to watch.
Videos On Demand https://githubuniverse.com/

ICYMI - ColdFusion Security Training by Foundeo / Pete Freitag

Writing Secure CFML
A hands-on CFML / ColdFusion Security Training class for developers. Learn how to identify and fix security vulnerabilities in your ColdFusion / CFML applications.<...