2023-02-21 Weekly News - Episode 185

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/pzrKwZI8W9g?feature=share
 
Hosts: 

• Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
• Grant Copley - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions

Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions

The makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and all your favorite box-es out there. 
A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:

• Like and subscribe to our videos on YouTube. 
• Help ORTUS reach for the Stars - Star and Fork our Repos
  • Star all of your Github Box Dependencies from CommandBox with https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-github 
• Subscribe to our Podcast on your Podcast Apps and leave us a review
• Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week
• BOXLife store: https://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/shop
• Buy Ortus’s Books
  • 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)
  • Learn Modern ColdFusion (CFML) in 100+ Minutes - Free online https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/ or buy an EBook or Paper copy https://www.ortussolutions.com/learn/books/coldfusion-in-100-minutes 

 
Patreon Support ( SENSIBLE )
Goal 1 - We have 42 patreons providing 100% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions.
Goal 2 - We are 37% of the way to fully fund the hosting of ForgeBox.io

News and Announcements

ICYMI - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Mura CMS and Masa CMS – Preliminary Security Advisory
Multiple versions of Mura CMS and Masa CMS contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that can allow an  unauthenticated attacker to login as any Site Member or System User.
This is a preliminary security advisory, and is being shared so that impacted organizations can update and patch as needed.  Additional technical details will be released on March 6, 2023.
https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2023/01/muracms/

ICYMI - State of the CF Union 2023 Released
Help us find out the state of the CF Union – what versions of CFML Engine do people use, what frameworks, tools etc.

https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2023-survey

ColdFusion Summit East 2023 MVC Training Workshop
We are excited to announce a training workshop before the ColdFusion Summit East in Washington, D.C., on April 4th, 2023. Luis Majano, the creator of The ColdBox Platform, will be leading this workshop, bringing you a deep dive 1-day workshop: ColdFusion MVC for Dummies.

The workshop will combine a variety of theories, hands-on coding, and best practices to give you all the tools needed to leave the workshop ready to build MVC-powered apps when you return to your office.

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldfusion-summit-east-2023-mvc-training-workshop

New Releases and Updates

CBSecurity 3.1 Released
We are happy to announce our first minor release for CBSecurity v3.1.0. This release includes a major upgrade of our cbcsrf library, but more importantly a way to generate secure and random passwords using our new createPassword() method in our CBSecurity object.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbsecurity-31-released

Webinar / Meetups and Workshops

Ortus Event Calendar for Google
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=Y181NjJhMWVmNjFjNGIxZTJlNmQ4OGVkNzg0NTcyOGQ1Njg5N2RkNGJiNjhjMTQwZjc3Mzc2ODk1MmIyOTQyMWVkQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20

CFCasts Content Updates

https://www.cfcasts.com

Recent Releases

• Mastering CommandBox 5 - 3 new videos - https://cfcasts.com/series/mastering-commandbox-5
  • CFConfig env var overrides - https://cfcasts.com/series/mastering-commandbox-5/videos/cfconfig-env-var-overrides
  • HTTP2 support - https://cfcasts.com/series/mastering-commandbox-5/videos/http2-support
  • AJP Secret - https://cfcasts.com/series/mastering-commandbox-5/videos/ajp-secret
• 2023 ForgeBox Module of the Week Series - 1 new Video https://cfcasts.com/series/2023-forgebox-modules-of-the-week 
• 2023 VS Code Hint tip and Trick of the Week Series - 1 new Video https://cfcasts.com/series/2023-vs-code-hint-tip-and-trick-of-the-week 

Coming Soon

• Brad with more CommandBox Videos - 24!!!
• More ForgeBox and VS Code Podcast snippet videos
• CBWire Series from Grant - Fill out the Poll here https://community.ortussolutions.com/t/poll-cbwire-cfcasts-com-series/9513 
• ColdBox Elixir from Eric
• Getting Started with ContentBox from Daniel Garcia

Conferences and Training

Github Galaxy
March 28th, 2023
Save the date for our global enterprise event focused on improving efficiency, security, and developer productivity.
GitHub Galaxy—formerly known as GitHub InFocus—is new and reimagined.
Virtual registration is right around the corner.
VIP summits: Join us in-person for a VIP summit near you, with breakout sessions, networking, and more for enterprise leaders.
https://galaxy.github.com/

Dev Nexus
April 4-6th, 2023 in Atlanta
Georgia World Congress Center
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
Kubernetes, Java, Software architecture, Kotlin, Performance Tuning
https://devnexus.com/

CFSummit East
Thursday, April 6, 2023
8:00am - 4:00pm
Marriott Marquis Washington, DC
Complimentary; breakfast and lunch will be provided
https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/341389-adobe
https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/344168-adobe


VueJS Live
MAY 12 & 15, 2023
ONLINE + LONDON, U...