Working Code Podcast - Episode 139: New Tables vs New Columns | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew talk database schema design; and how many, smaller tables might be beneficial when compared to fewer, wider tables....
Moving CF site to a new server not working | Mark As Read |
We are moving all our CF sites from one server to a new one. I am not a CF developer at all. Once we move the site to the new server, the page only displays "an error occurred". I can confirm that IIS and CF are serving up pages correctly. I think the issue may be with the application,cfc file, but I am completely unsure. I'm not sure where to look...
ColdBox 7.1.0 Released | Mark As Read |
ColdBox, the popular ColdFusion (CFML) development platform, has released version 7.1, bringing exciting new features, bug fixes, and improvements to further empower developers. This release focuses on enhancing productivity, improving debugging capabilities, and ensuring more reliable and efficient application development. In this blog post, we wi...
My ColdFusion "Controller" Layer Is Just A Bunch Of Switch Statements And CFIncludes | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel demonstrates how he can create a robust and resilient routing / controller layer using nested CFSwitch and CFInclude tags in ColdFusion....
Styling Ionic Components in Angular with CSS Parts | Mark As Read |
I've been playing around with Ionic and Angular, and thought I'd share some experiences I had while trying to apply custom styles to Ionic Components. This video experiments with using CSS Parts to apply custom styles:
Working Code Podcast - Episode 138: Ben Goes Streaking! | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about tracking activity streak data in Dig Deep Fitness; and, how to deal with an individual user's timezone....
Pair program effectively with GitHub Copilot and CFML | Mark As Read |
How to use CMFL with GitHub Copilot The post Pair program effectively with GitHub Copilot and CFML appeared first on ColdFusion.
Disable Optional Semicolons in CF2021 | Mark As Read |
Looking for a way to disable the optional semicolons feature. The post Disable Optional Semicolons in CF2021 appeared first on ColdFusion.
Layla Porter On Modular Monolith Boundaries | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel learns from Layla Porter that his assumptions about a "modular monolith" were completely wrong. Dangerously wrong....
TestBox v5.3 Release | Mark As Read |
Introducing TestBox v5.3: Enhanced Testing with Exciting New Features and Bug Fixes! We are thrilled to announce the release of TestBox v5.3, the latest version of our powerful and flexible testing framework for ColdFusion (CFML) applications. In this release, we have focused on enhancing your testing experience by introducing new features and addr...
Ortus Redis Extension v3.0.0 Released! | Mark As Read |
We are very excited to bring you another release for our Redis Lucee Extension. This release: Updates the underlying Redis java driver from v2.9.3 to v4.4.3 Added SSL and username support to RedisClusterCache configuration Added username support to RedisCache ( non-cluster ) configuration These enancements have been made to ensure full compatibilit...
Auto-Saving Form Data In The Background Using The fetch() API | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to auto-save form data in the background using the fetch() API with the FormData() object....
Anomaly detection in Application Performance Monitoring | Mark As Read |
The post Anomaly detection in Application Performance Monitoring appeared first on FusionReactor.
My meta resource page about updating CF, the Java underlying it, the wsconfig, and more | Mark As Read |
With all the recent updates to CF (and the ongoing need to keep up and related things up-to-date), I wanted to share some news: I've long had on my site a meta resource page regarding keeping ColdFusion updated, where I offered both links and tips related to updating CF as well as the JVM underlying CF, the web server connector(wsconfig), the CF PM...
MySQL 8.0.13 Can Use An Existing Column As The DEFAULT Value For A New Column | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel demonstrates that MySQL 8.0.13 ALTER statements allow a new column to default to the value of an existing column....
TestBox v5.2 Release - Embracing Performance and Extensibility! | Mark As Read |
We are excited to announce the release of TestBox v5.2! This version comes packed with new features, improvements, and bug fixes to take your testing experience to the next level. TestBox 5.2 enhances the testing framework's performance and introduces powerful new capabilities for dynamic mixins and finally module support.
ColdFusion 2021 update 9 create issue | Mark As Read |
Hi , After installed update 9 without errors, able to access the pages . But page with email , pdf function, cfadmin setting summary page cannot access throw following error . Packages (mail ,print ,pdf) also reinstalled, Any solutions to resolve The post ColdFusion 2021 update 9 create issue appeared first on ColdFusion.
Styling Ionic Components in Angular with CSS Variables | Mark As Read |
I've been playing around with Ionic and Angular, and thought I'd share some experiences I had while trying to apply custom styles to Ionic Components. This one experiments with using CSS Variables to apply the styles:
Considering UTC And Recording Activity Streak Data In ColdFusion | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel considers how to handle date/time values in ColdFusion when recording activity streak / behavioral streak data....
Working Code Podcast - Episode 137: The Grug Brained Developer | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew have fun reading and reviewing "The Grug Brained Developer", a humorous look at software development foibles....
Whats new in FusionReactor 10.0.2 (Part one) | Mark As Read |
In this blog, we'll delve into the exciting features of FusionReactor's new Redis Dashboard, its seamless integration capabilities with Kafka and Elasticsearch, the future-focused OpsPilot AI, and the game-changing Kubernetes cluster monitoring. The post What's new in FusionReactor 10.0.2 (Part one) appeared first on FusionReactor.
Coldfusion Random String Generator | Mark As Read |
Today I needed to generate some random strings. Now, I've used a function for years, but our codebase is mostly tag-based (not cfscript-based) here at work, and I wanted to follow that flow. What began as rewriting the function I had been using, and adding a new feature, I built upon the work by Joshua Miller (josh@joshuasmiller.com) and came up ...
How to Restore DataSource credentials on ColdFusion 9 | Mark As Read |
I know that some sites still use old versions of ColdFusion, for example, ColdFusion 9. However, through my experience helping clients, its surprising to find that the actual number of sites running on ColdFusion is so massive. Adobe hasnt supported this version of ColdFusion since 12/31/2014 and those sites are usually hosted on the old versions o...
Passing the Baton: Lucee 6 and Hibernate ORM | Mark As Read |
As of Lucee 5.4.1.8, new Lucee builds will no longer bundle the (Lucee) Hibernate extension. This means that if you rely on Hibernate ORM in your CFML application, you will need to manually bundle the Hibernate extension into your Lucee server. Let's read on for more info.
RELEASED- ColdFusion 2023, 2021 and 2018 July 19th, 2023 Security Updates | Mark As Read |
We are pleased to announce that we have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions: ColdFusion (2023 release) Update 3 ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 9 ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 19 In these updates, weve fixed a few critical security bugs mentioned in the security bulletin, APSB23-47. For more information, see the tech note...
Working Code Podcast - Episode 136: Do Words Matter? | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about the power of words and how having a shared understanding can make communication much easier....
Spread Operator Cannot Replace Struct-Based argumentCollection In ColdFusion | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel demonstrates that the spread operator does not play nicely with named argument invocation of methods in ColdFusion....
My $15,000 Knee Injury: A Year of ACL Recovery | Mark As Read |
How I tore my ACL, how much it cost to repair and rehabilitate it and how I'm challenging myself.
Into the Box 2023 - CFCast Series are out! | Mark As Read |
We've exciting news for all our community of modern developers. Our Into the Box 2023 Video recordings are now available on CFCast for you to review for just $250 the full series include 26 videos including Keynote Day 1 and Day 2 that everyone can watch for free.
Adobe ColdFusion Elvis Operator Struggles With Nested Array References | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel demonstrates that Adobe ColdFusion's Elvis operator / Null Coalescing operator will fail with nested, undefined array indices....
RELEASED- ColdFusion 2023, 2021 and 2018 July 14th, 2023 Security Updates | Mark As Read |
We are pleased to announce that we have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions: ColdFusion (2023 release) Update 2 ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 8 ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 18 In these updates, weve fixed a few security bugs mentioned in the security bulletin,APSB23-41. For more information, see the tech notes below: C...
Styling An Element When An Input's Placeholder Is Being Shown In CSS | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the :placeholder-shown CSS pseudo-class to style elements based on the visibility of an input's placeholder pseudo-element....
CF Scheduled Tasks: more than you may know, and should | Mark As Read |
The next Hawaii ColdFusion User Group Meeting is all about scheduling in ColdFusion. Please RSVP on our Meetup page –https://www.meetup.com/hawaii-coldfusion-meetup-group/events/29 4711603/ If folks were asked to discuss CF scheduled tasks, I suspect most would feel "there's not much ‘to say", but there really is a lot more to working wi...
On Returning SQL Queries As Arrays In ColdFusion | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel reflects on several months of architecting his ColdFusion data access layer (DAL) to return Arrays (of Structs), not Queries....
Working Code Podcast - Episode 135: Note To Self | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about a variety of topics that enter Ben's mind....
ColdFusion 2023, 2021, and 2018 July 2023 Security Updates | Mark As Read |
We are pleased to announce that we have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions: ColdFusion (2023 release) Update 1 ColdFusion (2021 release) Update 7 ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 17 In these updates, weve fixed a few security bugs mentioned in the security bulletin, APSB23-40. We've also refreshed ColdFusion lockdown install...
Dynamically Swapping Input / Keyboard InputMode On iOS | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel looks at switching from the iOS Numeric keyboard to the Text keyboard by dynamically changing the inputmode of the Input control....
Adobe ColdFusion Returns NULL Dates As NULL When Using CFQuery ReturnType "Array" | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel demonstrates that Adobe ColdFusion returns NULL dates as NULL values when using the returnType="Array" behavior in the CFQuery tag....
Always Include Charset With fileRead() In ColdFusion | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel fixes a character encoding bug in his ColdFusion code by including the charset argument in his fileRead() function call....
Working Code Podcast - Episode 134: Ben Goes To A Conference | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about the CFCamp ColdFusion conference in Munich, Germany....
Lazy Properties and Property Observers in ColdBox 7 | Mark As Read |
This article will focus on two smaller but still wildly useful new Dependency Injection (DI) features in ColdBox 7: Lazy Properties and Property Observers. With these new DI features, developers have access to speed boosts and automatic locking around object construction with lazy properties, better logging and debugging capabilities (among many ot...
FusionReactor: A spectacular show for monitoring multiple languages and frameworks | Mark As Read |
The post FusionReactor: A spectacular show for monitoring multiple languages and frameworks appeared first on FusionReactor.
Monitorings cardinality challenge | Mark As Read |
The post Monitorings cardinality challenge appeared first on FusionReactor.
Debugging & Logging with ColdBox | Mark As Read |
Are you tired of using writeDump() every time you encounter issues? Spending more time troubleshooting than developing new features? Dealing with legacy code nightmares? Say goodbye to old-fashioned troubleshooting methods! Introducing cbDebugger & LogBox, powerful tools to simplify your ColdBox app debugging process. And guess what? They are o...
Working Code Podcast - Episode 133: The Final Stretch | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew talk why finishing a project feels so hard; and, what we can do to get our projects across the finish line....
Enhancing web security by deprecating HTTP-only connections (port 80) to the FusionReactor licensing server | Mark As Read |
The post Enhancing web security by deprecating HTTP-only connections (port 80) to the FusionReactor licensing server appeared first on FusionReactor.
Configurations Outside the Coldbox CFC with ColdBox 7 | Mark As Read |
ColdBox 7 brings us many great new features, but lets not overlook a simple one that improves the organization of our ColdBox application's moduleSettings.
Delegates - The Lightning of (Coldbox 7) Empowerment | Mark As Read |
One of the the most significant new features in Coldbox v7 and Wirebox v7, delegates, is arguably a new language feature rather than a framework feature. Despite the implementation not being native with either Lucee or Adobe engines, the functionality provided using delegates is both long overdue and likely to change the way you program - and, espe...
Fix for CF Issue 4211276 (MariaDB/mySQL Date error) | Mark As Read |
Posting some information here about an issue related to mySQL date errors in CF2021. Error posted here: CF-4211276 | Tracker (adobe.com) The thread is a long one, but these items should focus it down to a concise solution. If you are encountering this issue in CF2023, adding Dcoldfusion.jdbc.mysql.datetime.str=true to the JVM arguments should ...
Working Code Podcast - Episode 132: Virtual Reality | Mark As Read |
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in the wake of Apple's new Vision Pro release....
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