2020-07-07 Weekly News - Episode 60

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

Hosts:

Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions
Eric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions

Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions

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2 live workshops this month - ColdBox Zero to Hero July 9 & 10, and ColdBox Hero to Superhero API Edition July 23 & 24
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News and Events

Happy 25th Birthday #ColdFusion!!

It was released on July 2nd, 1995
After defining rapid web application development in 1995, CF is still kicking butt and taking names. I'm proud to be a part of CF's legacy and looking forward to more years of success. #CFML #ColdFusion #Allaire

CFCasts tech stack revealed

CFCasts launched at the beginning of this month on the tails of Into the Box 2020. We wanted a way to share all of the great content from Into the Box with those that attended with a great experience that matched the content. Additionally, we wanted to offer our training and experience to the CFML community going forward. Over the past month, we've added over 10 hours of free videos to CFCasts. More will be coming every month. Yesterday, subscriptions were made available allowing access to even more content, including the ColdBox Master Class. New content will be coming out every week. It truly is the premier learning resource for modern CFML developers.
Being a new platform from Ortus, I wanted to take some time to dive into the tech stack we are using. Many people ask us how we would build a modern CFML site. Well, here's at least one answer
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cfcasts-a-peek-inside-the-tech-stack

Russ Michael - CFMLDeveloper.com is shutting down after 20 years of service

This free ColdFusion developer hosting service was setup back in 1999 by me (Russ Michaels) as a resource for developers to learn and use CFML (aka ColdFusion)  without the hassle of having to setup a local development environment and with a live dev/staging URL that can be shared with peers and clients.
So after more than 20 years I have decided it is finally time to retire cfmldeveloper, so I bid you all farewell and hope that cfmldeveloper has been useful to you over the years.
https://cfmldeveloper.com/farewell/

Did you know that ColdFusion Standard is available free for use in education?

While most may know that CF has always been free for development use, did you know that folks in education (students, teachers, and staff) can obtain CF Standard licenses, for use in learning (though not production)?
This topic is covered in a section in the available ColdFusion FAQ. There’s an FAQ for CF Standard and one for CF Enterprise, and both say the same thing about this matter, in their section of questions on “Complimentary ColdFusion Standard for education“.
https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/07/know-coldfusion-standard-available-free-use-education/

ColdFusion Meetup - "Your best options to build modern front-ends with JavaScript", with Dan Wilson

Thursday July 9 at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-4.
The JavaScript ecosystem moves fast. In the last few years, the ecosystem has consolidated into several dominant choices like React, Angular, and Vue.js. Picking the right frameworks means you will be able to efficiently build apps your users will love. The right choice depends a lot on philosophy and your circumstances. In this presentation we’ll go over the major frameworks and discuss the pros and cons to each. We’ll also look at sample code and the overall developer experience. At the end of this talk, you’ll be better prepared to make the best choice for your company.
Meeting URL: https://experts.adobeconnect.com/cfmeetup/
Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/

ColdFusion Meetup - "How Native Mobile Development Changed the Way I Write Web Apps", w/ TJ VanToll

Thursday July 16 at 12pm US Eastern Time, UTC-4
Web developers tend to be unabashed defenders of the web platform, and tend to view native mobile platforms as proprietary, gated and bloated.
As a long-time web developer I felt this way too, but then something unexpected happened: I joined the dark side, and spent five years of my career working on—*gasp*—iOS and Android applications.
Now, like an explorer returning from a multi-year safari—I have so much to share! In this talk I’ll discuss how native development has improved the way I write code for the web, and how you can incorporate the best native app performance and testing tips into your web workflows.
Meeting URL: https://experts.adobeconnect.com/cfmeetup/
Meetup Group: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/

Adobe Webinar - Understanding the what, when and how of API Manager architecture and its various components with Kailash Bihani

July 23, 2020
10 am PT
Dive right into API Manager architecture and learn about its various components including datastore, server and elastic search. Find out how to install API Manager and the myriad of settings you can play with to ensure the best performance!
https://cfwebinar-apim.meetus.adobeevents.com/

Adobe Webinar - A bird's-eye view of PMT architecture and how to harness it's true potential with Nimit Sharma

July 30, 2020
10 am PT
This session will walk you through everything there is to know about PMT architecture and the configurations to look out for when installing PMT on your systems. Get a deeper look at how data flows in the system and the configuration files where the data is stored. Explore the common customer issues and find out how using archiving can reduce the disk consumption.
https://cfwebinar-pmt-architecture.meetus.adobeevents.com/

Reminder: State of the CF Union 2020 Survey

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Help 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.
Most questions are multiple choice checkboxes that are fast to answer. Thanks for your time completing this survey!
484 respondents so far.
https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2020/
Partial Results: https://teratech.com/state-of-the-CF-Union-2...