2021-03-16 Weekly News - Episode 95

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/d1oUfx-KmBQ

Hosts:

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

Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions

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- Buy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad

Patreon Support

We have 36 patreons providing 79% 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

ColdBox v6.3.0 released

Today we released ColdBox v6.3.0 as a minor release with some major bug squashing and some major performance improvements. Please update if you are affected by the issues shown in the release notes.
https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v/v6.x/intro/release-history/whats-new-with-6.3.0
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-630-released

ContentBox 5 Beta Released

Today is a majestic day! A day that brings the release of our very first beta for ContentBox 5! This release has been in development for over 6 months and its a major architectural shift from our previous versions; multi-site support. You can now migrate over your Mura CMS applications with ease to ContentBox knowing that multi-tenant support is now available for all, for FREE, FOREVER!
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/contentbox-v500-beta-released

DocBox 3.0 Released

Say hello to DocBox 3.0! This new version adds JSON output format, multiple strategy support, and a raft of improvements across the board. Check it out by running box install docbox@3 to install the new version.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/docbox-3-0-released

Adobe Webinar Series - API Creation and Management

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

FR Webinar - What Are The 5 Things You Should ALWAYS Check Before You Release Your Application?

Join Mikey on March 25 at 09:30 PDT
Releasing a new app or website can be stressful. Whilst most dev teams have a QA process, the team often needs to go a little deeper in order to spot performance issues errors buried deep within the code.  The 5 things you should always check before you release your application are
https://www.fusion-reactor.com/blog/what-are-the-5-things-you-should-always-check-before-you-release-your-application/
Register: https://bit.ly/3bD4WWr

Ortus Webinar Announced - Vue.js in my ColdBox App

Friday, March 26th at 11:00 AM CT (GMT -6:00)
In this webinar, Esmeralda Acevedo will show us how to integrate Vue in a simple ColdBox app, which will ultimately demonstrate the fundamentals of Vue.js.
with Esme Acevedo
https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars

ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "ColdFusion 101: Intro for Beginner Devs, Decision Makers, & CEO’s", David Byers

Thursday, March 11, 2021
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST
Every developer's journey has to start somewhere. This session is designed to give new developers and business owners an overview of ColdFusion, and why it's one of the most amazing development languages available. You will learn, from a very broad perspective, the basics of how ColdFusion works, some simple ColdFusion syntax, an overview of the major ColdFusion frameworks, an overview of the developer community and various ColdFusion resources, and some facts and misconceptions.
This presentation is specifically targeted towards new developers or business owners who have little to no knowledge of ColdFusion.
https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/276609685/
RECORDING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dKZ7KEHhAk
All past recordings: https://recordings.coldfusionmeetup.com/

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

Just Released
 - CommandBox Zero to Hero (https://cfcasts.com/series/commandbox-zero-to-hero)
      - Package Scripts and Interceptions
      - Package Dependencies
      - ForgeBox

Coming up
- More CommandBox Hero to Zero
- Up and Running with Quick
- Using DocBox

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

Conferences and Training

VueConf - Virtual Vue Love

April 14th - Online - Free and there’s swag (first 500 registrations)
Hosted by Evan You
Live Video with Chat Q&A with speakers
Attendee Lightning Talks
Live DJ
Virtual Party
Workshops TBA
http://vueconf.us/

RedisConf 2021

Virtual: Apr 20-21
Stay tuned for Details
https://redislabs.com/redisconf/

Atlassian Teams 21

Apr 28-30
Better teams starts with being better teammates. Check out Atlassian’s vision for Team 2021, formerly Summit.
https://events.atlassian.com/team21

DockerCon

May 27th 2021
https://www.docker.com/dockercon/

Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soon

Quick Workshop - Last week - Big Success

More Workshops dates...