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Working Code Podcast - Episode 175: Overcompensation, Mentoring, And More

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk overcompensating for issues at work, right-sizing pull requests, and mentoring junior developers....

Ben Nadel 1 day ago

Variables Scope Persists Across Custom Tag Execution Modes In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates that the isolated variables scope persists across execution modes in a ColdFusion custom tag....

Ben Nadel 1 day ago

ColdFusion Custom Tags Can Have Privately Scoped Functions

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Ben Nadel demonstrates that ColdFusion custom tags can define privately scoped methods....

Ben Nadel 1 day ago

Using getApplicationMetadata() To Provide Global Defaults In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel explores the use of getApplicationMetadata() as a means to provide global defaults for custom code in ColdFusion....

Ben Nadel 4 days ago

CF_SaveFile Custom Tag In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel creates a SaveFile custom tag in ColdFusion that implements the CFSaveContent API but which stores the content to disk....

Ben Nadel 4 days ago

Dedenting Text In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to dedent text in ColdFusion using regular expressions....

Ben Nadel 6 days ago

Paginating The Postmark Bounces API In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how he uses ColdFusion to paginate the Bounces API in Postmark in order to identify problematic email addresses....

Ben Nadel 6 days ago

Creating blockTrim(), inlineTrim(), and trailingTrim() Functions In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel implements blockTrim(), inlineTrim(), and trailingTrim() as a code kata for removing whitespace in ColdFusion....

Ben Nadel 8 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 172: Building Your Own Standard

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working code podcast, technology podcast, programming podcast, podcasts, web development podcast...

Ben Nadel 8 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 174: When Good Software Goes Bad

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk about managing and remediating incidents at work....

Ben Nadel 8 days ago

Extracting JSON Embedded Within A Generate HTML File In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to extract an embedded JSON payload, decode it, and parse it back into a ColdFusion data structure....

Ben Nadel 9 days ago

Decoding The EncodeForJavaScript() Output In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to parse the encodeForJavaScript() output back into a string in ColdFusion....

Ben Nadel 10 days ago

Less CSS Won't Import The Same File Twice When Globbing

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Ben Nadel demonstrates that the Less CSS compiler will dedupe @import paths, which gives us more control over the order of CSS declarations....

Ben Nadel 13 days ago

Forking Hotwire Turbo To Make It ColdFusion Compatible

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Ben Nadel forks Hotwire Turbo and enables it for ColdFusion file extensions....

Ben Nadel 14 days ago

Playing With MutationObserver In JavaScript

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Ben Nadel explores the MutationObserver API as a means to dynamically bind and unbind controllers in JavaScript....

Ben Nadel 23 days ago

Understanding RegExp Capture Groups When Using .split() In JavaScript

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how regular expression capture groups work in String split() calls in JavaScript....

Ben Nadel 23 days ago

Using VALUES / ROW To Create Derived Table From Static Values In MySQL 8.0.19

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the VALUES / ROW construct in MySQL 8.0.19 to provide static data as a derived table....

Ben Nadel 25 days ago

On Ending Path Variables With A Slash (Or Not) In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel pontificates on whether or not to end path variables with a trailing slash in ColdFusion....

Ben Nadel 26 days ago

Using CFModule To Render Templates With Isolation In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates that the CFModule tag can be used to render templates with strong isolation in ColdFusion....

Ben Nadel 28 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 171: Strategy Vs. Tactics

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk about the difference between strategy and tactics at work....

Ben Nadel 29 days ago

Magic Life-Cycle Test In Alpine.js

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Ben Nadel explores the life-cycle of a custom magic in Alpine.js....

Ben Nadel 31 days ago

Code Kata: Parsing Time Spans In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to parse a time span back into days, hours, minutes, and seconds in ColdFusion....

Ben Nadel 32 days ago

Code Kata: Alpine.js Calendar Component

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Ben Nadel tries to build a calendar component in Alpine.js....

Ben Nadel 32 days ago

HTML Templates Can Be Mutated Just Like Any Other DOM

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Ben Nadel demonstrates that an HTML template can be mutated just like any other DOM mutation in JavaScript....

Ben Nadel 33 days ago

CSS Enter Animations Follow The 80/20 Rule

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Ben Nadel demonstrates that CSS enter animations gives us 80% of the user experience value with only 20% of the work (if that)....

Ben Nadel 34 days ago

Reading Element Attributes Collection In JavaScript

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to read the collection of HTML attributes out of the DOM in JavaScript....

Ben Nadel 35 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 170: Product Design With Thelma Van

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk to Thelma Van about product design thinking....

Ben Nadel 36 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 169: Earning Potential Of Spaces

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk survey results that show a higher salary for developers who indent code with spaces....

Ben Nadel 38 days ago

Adding One-Click Unsubscribe SMTP Headers To My Comment Emails In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to add One-Click easy unsubscribe functionality for ColdFusion emails....

Ben Nadel 38 days ago

I Broke The Comment Subscription System For The Last Year

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Ben Nadel identifies and fixes a comment subscription issue....

Ben Nadel 39 days ago

Using The Angular.js Parser To Comply With CSP In Alpine.js 3.13.5

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Ben Nadel uses the Angular.js expression parser to create a robust and CSP-compliant Alpine.js application....

Ben Nadel 41 days ago

Recursive JSON Explorer In Alpine.js 3.13.5

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Ben Nadel creates a recursive JSON data structuring rendering with Alpine.js 3.13.5....

Ben Nadel 43 days ago

Using Alpine.js To AJAX'ify HTML Fragments Served From ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel explores the use of Alpine.js to progressively enhance (AJAX'ify) part of a ColdFusion-rendered page....

Ben Nadel 44 days ago

DateGetTime() To Get UTC Milliseconds From Date In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to get the UTC milliseconds from a date in ColdFusion, even if the date is represented as a string....

Ben Nadel 47 days ago

ColdFusion 2021 MySQL Query No Longer Returning Dates As Dates

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Ben Nadel demonstrates that MySQL dates are no longer returned as dates from the database in ColdFusion 2021. And this breaks his cookie handling....

Ben Nadel 47 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 168: Memory Safe Mandate

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk the government press release on memory safe software, sunk cost fallacy, and the value of a college degree....

Ben Nadel 49 days ago

Ask Ben: Fisher-Yates Shuffle Algorithm In ColdFusion

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to implement the Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm in ColdFusion....

Ben Nadel 49 days ago

Exploring DOM Mutation Observation In Alpine.js 3.13.5

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Ben Nadel looks at Alpine.js' ability to observe and react to DOM manipulation within the current document....

Ben Nadel 51 days ago

Various Ways To Get ColdFusion Data Into An Alpine.js Component

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Ben Nadel explores several ways in which to get ColdFusion data into an Alpine.js component....

Ben Nadel 52 days ago

Recursive Template Rendering In Alpine.js 3.13.5

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to recursively render a tree data structure in Alpine.js 3.13.5 using his x-template-outlet directive....

Ben Nadel 54 days ago

Creating A Template-Outlet Directive In Alpine.js 3.13.5

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to render templates using a template-outlet directive in Alpine.js 3.13.5....

Ben Nadel 55 days ago

Cloning Templates In Alpine.js 3.13.5

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to clone template elements in Alpine.js 3.13.5; and, how to supply an intermediary scope to each cloned element....

Ben Nadel 56 days ago

Overcoming Asymmetric Prototype Property Access With Proxies In JavaScript

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how the Proxy object can be used to change prototype chain access in JavaScript....

Ben Nadel 56 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 167: Do You Have A Brand?

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk about personal brand building....

Ben Nadel 57 days ago

Scoping Reactive Object References In The DOM In Alpine.js 3

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Ben Nadel creates a custom directive in Alpine.js 3.13.5 that allows an x-data reactive object to be scoped for more obvious access....

Ben Nadel 57 days ago

Creating A CSS Class Name Directive In Alpine.js 3

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to dynamically bind CSS class names using a custom directive in Alpine.js 3.13.5....

Ben Nadel 57 days ago

Submitting Forms With CMD+Enter In Alpine.js

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Ben Nadel looks at several ways to submit a form using the CMD+Enter key combination in Alpine.js....

Ben Nadel 58 days ago

Hello World In Svelte JS 4

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Ben Nadel explores Svelte JS for the first time, building an interactive JSON explorer in Svelte 4.2.10....

Ben Nadel 61 days ago

Working Code Podcast - Episode 166: Successful Onboarding

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Ben Nadel and the crew talk about onboarding new employees....

Ben Nadel 64 days ago

Casting Java Structs And Arrays To ColdFusion Structs And Arrays

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Ben Nadel demonstrates how to cast Java arrays and objects into ColdFusion native arrays and structs....

Ben Nadel 68 days ago
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