2023-05-23 Weekly News - Episode 196

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News and Announcements

Adobe ColdFusion 2023 released!!!!

We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of Adobe ColdFusion 2023!  Packed with cutting-edge features and enhanced performance, this release takes ColdFusion to new heights of innovation.

Experience accelerated development, robust security measures, and seamless integration with modern technologies. From rapid application development to scalable enterprise solutions, Adobe ColdFusion empowers developers to build dynamic web applications with ease. Discover the limitless possibilities and stay ahead in the digital era.

Upgrade to the latest version now and harness the true potential of ColdFusion. Elevate your coding experience with Adobe ColdFusion – the ultimate platform for unmatched productivity and success.

Whats new - https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/using/whats-new.html

https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2023/05/coldfusion2023-release/


ICYMI - Into the Box - Recap

New Releases and Updates

Lots of Releases
 
So many - we are still waiting on the blogs and release notes for a lot of them, but ITB came with ColdBox7, CommandBox 5.9, Testbox 5, CBWire 3, Testbox CLI, Coldbox CLI, Quick, Qb, CBQ V1 and V2, cbDebugger 3, ContentBox 6
We will discuss some of them below

ColdBox 7 Released

ColdBox 7 has been released!  Install it via ForgeBox using `coldbox`.  Release at ITB 2023!

What’s New With ColdBox 7.0.0?

https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/v/7.x/intro/release-history/whats-new-with-7.0.0

CBWIRE 3.0.0 Released

We are very excited to announce the release of version 3 of CBWIRE, our ColdBox module that makes building modern, reactive apps a breeze. This version brings with it a new component syntax, 19 enhancements and bug fixes, and improved documentation. Our biggest goal with this release was to improve the developer experience and to provide a low barrier to entry to getting started with CBWIRE.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbwire-300-released 

TestBox v5.0.0 Released!

We are excited to announce the release of TestBox version 5, which brings a host of new features and improvements for developers. TestBox is a powerful and flexible tool that helps developers write comprehensive BDD/TDD tests for their applications, ensuring code quality and reducing the likelihood of bugs and errors. With TestBox v5, developers can take advantage of new features such as batch code coverage testing, improved reporting capabilities, method spies, and better integration with other tools in the Ortus suite.

These new features make TestBox even more versatile and user-friendly, and provide developers with a powerful tool for building high-quality, reliable applications.

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-v500-released

FusionReactor 10 released, May 18

If you're using FusionReactor, note that a new version 10 (10.0.0) released yesterday, May 18. While it's a new major release number, most of the items listed as new aren't really things that you will "see" as changed in the interface. I don't quite want to call it just "plumbing"--the folks had their reason to regard the new and changed features as warranting the major version number increase.
https://www.carehart.org/blog/2023/5/19/fusionreactor_10_0_released/
https://docs.fusion-reactor.com/release-notes/

ColdBox CLI 1.x Released

We are thrilled to announce the release of our new ColdBox CLI tool! This powerful command-line interface is designed to help developers streamline their workflows and simplify their ColdBox development experience. With its intuitive syntax and powerful capabilities, the ColdBox CLI tool allows developers to easily create, test, and deploy ColdBox applications with just a few simple commands. Whether you are a seasoned ColdBox developer or just getting started with this powerful framework, the ColdBox CLI tool is the perfect addition to your toolkit.

This tool used to be embedded in the CommandBox core, but it now has a new home (https://github.com/ColdBox/coldbox-cli) and can have it's own life-cycles including LTS support for our ColdBox Framework as well.

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-cli-1x-released

ICYMI - TestBox CLI 1.x Released

We're excited to unveil our latest **TestBox CLI ** tool! This robust command-line interface is specifically crafted to assist developers in streamlining their workflows and enhancing their TestBox BDD/TDD development process. Boasting an intuitive syntax and potent functionalities, the TestBox CLI tool empowers developers to create, test, and generate reports on their ColdFusion (CFML) applications with ease, using only a handful of commands. Whether you're a seasoned ColdFusion (CFML) developer or a newcomer to this potent framework, the TestBox CLI tool is a valuable asset to add to your toolkit.

This tool used to be embedded in the CommandBox core, but it now has a new home (https://github.com/ortus-solutions/testbox-cli) and can have it's own life-cycles.

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-cli-1x-released

New Ortus Supported ORM Extension for Lucee.
Other Releases: cbDedugger 3, ContentBox 6


Webinar / Meetups and Workshops

POSTPONED - Adobe - Road to Fortuna Series: ColdFusion 2023 in Docker on Google Cloud Platform
May 23, 2023 - MAYBE IN JUNE
10 AM - 11 AM PT
During GCP centric webinar, Mark Takata will explore how to run a containerized ColdFusion 2023 server on Google Cloud Platform’s Kubernetes powered containerization system. He will demonstrate how the powerful new Google Cloud Platform features added to ColdFusion 2023 can help optimize application development, provisioning and delivery. This will be the first time ColdFusion 2023 will be shown running in containers publicly, and the session is designed to showcase the ease of working in this popular method of software delivery.

Speaker - Mark Takata - ColdFusion Technical Evangelist, Adobe
https://docker-gcp-coldfusion.meetus.adobeevents.com/


CFCasts Content Updates

https://www.cfcasts.com

Recent Releases

Conferences and Training

ICYMI - Into the Box 2023 - 10th Edition
May 17-19, 2023
The conference will be held in The Woodlands (Houston), Texas -
This year we will continue the tradition of training and offering a pre-conference hands-on training day on May 17th and our live Mariachi Band Party! However, we are back to our Spring schedule and beautiful weather in The Woodlands! Also, this 2023 will mark our 10 year anniversary. So we might have two live bands and much more!!!
IN PERSON ONLY
https://intothebox.org
https://itb2023.eventbrite.com/

Can’t wait? Watch videos from the last 4 years on CFCasts

THIS WEEK - VueConf.us
NEW ORLEANS, LA • MAY 24-26, 2023
Jazz. Code. Vue.
Workshop day: May 24
Main Conference: May 25-26
https://vueconf.us/


CFCamp - Pre-Conference - Ortus has 4 Trainings
June 21st, 2023
Held at the CFCamp venue at the Marriott Hotel Munich Airport in Freising.

https://www.cfcamp.org/pre-conference.html


CFCamp
June 22-23rd, 2023
Marriott Hotel Munich Airport, Freising
Check out all the great sessions: https://www.cfcamp.org/sessions.html
Check out all the great speakers: https://www.cfcamp.org/cfcamp-conference-2023/speakers.html
Register now: https://www.cfcamp.org/

THAT Conference
Howdy. We’re a full-stack, tech-obsessed community of fun, code-loving humans who share and learn together.
We geek-out in Texas and Wisconsin once a year but we host digital events all the time.


WISCONSIN DELLS, WI / JULY 24TH - 27TH, 2022
A four-day summer camp for developers passionate about learning all things mobile, web, cloud, and technology.
https://that.us/events/wi/2023/

Our very own Daniel Garcia is speaking there
https://that.us/activities/R3eAGT1NfIlAOJd2afY7

Adobe CF Summit West
Las Vegas 2-4th of October.
Get your early bird passes now.
Session passes @ $99
Professional passes @ $199.
Only till May 31st, 2023!
Can you spot ME - Gavin - Apparently I’m in 3 of the photos!
Call for Speakers is OPEN
https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/
https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/speaker-application/

Ortus Training - ColdBox Zero to Hero
Dates and Venue

More conferences

Need more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.
https://confs.tech/


Blogs, Tweets, and Videos of the Week

5/10/23 - Blog - Ben Nadel - Using BugSnag As A Server-Side Logging Service In ColdFusion
I've been on the lookout for a better error logging service; and, over on Facebook, Jay Bronson recommended that I look at BugSnag. They have a free-tier, so I signed up to try it out. And, I must say, I'm very pleased with the User Interface (UI) and the basic functionality. That said, I could not get the Java SDK (Software Development Kit) working with JavaLoader. As such, I hacked together some ColdFusion code that would do just enough to send data to the BugSnag API. What I have is far from feature complete; but, I thought it might be worth sharing.
https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4462-using-bugsnag-as-a-server-side-logging-service-in-coldfusion.htm

5/11/23 - Blog - Luis Majano - TestBox v5.0.0 Released!
We are excited to announce the release of Testbox version 5, which brings a host of new features and improvements for developers. TestBox is a powerful and flexible tool that helps developers write comprehensive BDD/TDD tests for their applications, ensuring code quality and reducing the likelihood of bugs and errors. With TestBox v5, developers can take advantage of new features such as batch code coverage testing, improved reporting capabilities, method spies, and better integration with other tools in the Ortus suite.

These new features make TestBox even more versatile and user-friendly, and provide developers with a powerful tool for building high-quality, reliable applications.

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-v500-released


5/12/23 - Blog - Brian - Why You Don't Want To Use CFMX_COMPAT Encryption
This is the first of what may be a couple of posts about my presentation from ColdFusion Summit East 2023, which was held in April in Washington, DC.
Let's talk about ColdFusion and encryption.  Specifically -- about the CFMX_COMPAT algorithm.  The encrypt() function was introduction in ColdFusion 4 (ca. November 1998), and CFMX_COMPAT was the only algorithm available.  The release of ColdFusion 7 (ca. February 2005) added native support for AES, 3DES, DES, and Blowfish.  But CFMX_COMPAT remains the default algorithm used by the encrypt() function.   
https://hoyahaxa.blogspot.com/2023/05/why-you-dont-want-to-use-cfmxcompat.html


5/13/23 - Blog - Nolan Erck - Speaking at Into The Box 2023
It's official...next week I'll be speaking at Into The Box in Houston!
If you're not already familiar with it, Into The Box is the most modern leaning conference for CFML! But really the CFML-specific portion is complimented by a heavy dose of content that is applicable to many other platforms. A quick look at the agenda will show you sessions ranging from web security, to AWS pub/sub mechanisms, to OAuth and more!
https://southofshasta.com/blog/speaking-at-into-the-box-2023/


5/14/23 - Blog - Ben Nadel - Maintaining White Space Using jSoup And ColdFusion
jSoup is a Java library for parsing and manipulating HTML strings. For the last few years, I've been using jSoup to clean-up and normalize my blog posts. And now, I'm looking to use jSoup to help me transform and cache GitHub Gists. At the time of this writing, Gist code is rendered in an HTML <table> with cells that use white-space: pre as the means of controlling white space output. jSoup doesn't parse the CSS; so, it does understand that it needs to maintain this white space when serializing the document back into HTML. If we want to keep this white space in the resultant document, we have to disable pretty printing.
https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4463-maintaining-white-space-using-jsoup-and-coldfusion.htm

5/16/23 - Blog - Adobe ColdFusion Portal - Introducing the 2023 Release of Adobe ColdFusion
We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of Adobe ColdFusion 2023!  Packed with cutting-edge features and enhanced performance, this release takes ColdFusion to new heights of innovation.
https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2023/05/coldfusion2023-release/


5/16/23 - Blog - Luis Majano - Ortus Solutions - ColdBox 7.0.0 Released
Introducing ColdBox 7: Revolutionizing Web Development with Cutting-Edge Features and Unparalleled Performance

We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated release of ColdBox 7, the latest version of the acclaimed web development HMVC framework for ColdFusion (CFML). ColdBox 7 introduces groundbreaking features and advancements, elevating the development experience to new heights and empowering developers to create exceptional web applications and APIs.

Designed to meet the evolving needs of modern web development, ColdBox 7 boasts a range of powerful features that streamline the development process and enhance productivity. With its robust HMVC architecture and developer-friendly tools, ColdBox 7 enables developers to deliver high-performance, scalable, and maintainable web applications and APIs with ease.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-700-released


5/16/23 - Blog - Ben Nadel - Parsing GitHub Gist Embeds Into A Normalized Data Structure Using jSoup In ColdFusion
As I mentioned yesterday, I've been using GitHub Gists to add the syntax highlighting / formatting in my blog post content. This has been working great; but, I've never liked the idea of having to reach out to a 3rd-party system at render time in order to provide my full content experience. As such, I've been considering ways to cache the GitHub Gist data locally (in my system) for both better control and better performance. Unfortunately, GitHub Gists aren't provided in the most user-friendly format. To that end, we can use jSoup in ColdFusion to read-in, parse, and normalize the Gist contents.
https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4464-parsing-github-gist-embeds-into-a-normalized-data-structure-using-jsoup-in-coldfusion.htm


5/16/23 - Blog - Nolan Erck - My Into The Box 2023 Schedule
Into The Box 2023 starts tomorrow! After a flight that included several delay, I finally arrived at the hotel a few minutes ago. As per usual, there is a ton of great content this year; deciding which sessions to attend is like the techie equivalent of Sophie’s Choice! Here’s my best guess as to where you can find me:
Wednesday: Async Programming & Scheduling workshop
https://southofshasta.com/blog/my-into-the-box-2023-schedule/


5/17/23 - Blog - Charlie Arehart - ColdFusion 2023 released, May 17 2023: resources and thoughts
ColdFusion 2023 has been released today, May 17 2023. For more on the many features, see the following several Adobe blog posts and substantial documentation resources they released also today, about which I offer some additional comment below.
I also discuss changes in OS support (saving you having to compare the docs discussing that), as well as the change to CF2023 running on Java 17 (which you could miss, as it's not highlighted by Adobe in any of the announcement resources.) I also discuss changes in the licensing document/EULA (again, to save you having to do that comparison), as well as an observation about pricing (it has not changed since CF2021).
I also discuss some migration considerations and close by pointing out the Hidden Gems in CF2023 talk that I did, based on the prerelase. I plan to update that in time based on this final release.
https://www.carehart.org/blog/2023/5/17/cf2023_released/


5/18/23 - Blog - Ben Nadel - Using CSS Flexbox To Create A Simple Bar Chart In ColdFusion
I'm a huge fan of CSS Flexbox layouts. They're relatively simple to use and there's not much to remember in terms of syntax. One place that I love using Flexbox is when I need to create a simple bar chart. I don't do much charting in my work, so I never have need to pull in large, robust libraries like D3. But, for simple one-off visualizations, CSS Flexbox is my jam. I thought it might be worth sharing a demo of how I do this in ColdFusion.
https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4466-using-css-flexbox-to-create-a-simple-bar-chart-in-coldfusion.htm

5/18/23 - Blog - Charlie Arehart - FusionReactor 10 released, May 18: resources and thoughts
If you're using FusionReactor, note that a new version 10 (10.0.0) released yesterday, May 18. While it's a new major release number, most of the items listed as new aren't really things that you will "see" as changed in the interface. I don't quite want to call it just "plumbing"--the folks had their reason to regard the new and changed features as warranting the major version number increase.
For more, read on.
Of course, I had just last week blogged on the release of FR 9.2.2, released March 1. I'm not letting as much time pass with this post. :-)
https://www.carehart.org/blog/2023/5/19/fusionreactor_10_0_released/


5/22/23 - Blog - Grant Copley - CBWIRE 3.0.0 Released
We are very excited to announce the release of version 3 of CBWIRE, our ColdBox module that makes building modern, reactive apps a breeze. This version brings with it a new component syntax, 19 enhancements and bug fixes, and improved documentation. Our biggest goal with this release was to improve the developer experience and to provide a low barrier to entry to getting started with CBWIRE.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbwire-300-released


CFML Jobs

Several positions available on https://www.getcfmljobs.com/
Listing over 67 ColdFusion positions from 43 companies across 32 locations in 5 Countries.

4 new jobs listed this week

Full-Time - ColdFusion Programmer at Tulsa, OK - United States
May 23
https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusion-Programmer-at-Tulsa-OK/11575

Full-Time - ColdFusion Engineer at Remote - United States
May 21
https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/united-states/ColdFusionEngineer-at-Remote/11574

Full-Time - ColdFusion Lead at Pune, Maharashtra - India
May 11
https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/ColdFusion-Lead-at-Pune-Maharashtra/11573

Full-Time - ColdFusion Developer at Pune, Maharashtra - India
May 09
https://www.getcfmljobs.com/jobs/index.cfm/india/ColdFusion-Developer-at-Pune-Maharashtra/11571


Other Job Links

ForgeBox Module of the Week

TestBox

TestBox is a Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) framework for ColdFusion (CFML). It also includes mocking and stubbing capabilities via its internal MockBox library.

V5 Release Notes

We are excited to announced the release of Testbox version 5, which brings a host of new features and improvements for developers. TestBox is a powerful and flexible tool that helps developers write comprehensive BDD/TDD tests for their applications, ensuring code quality and reducing the likelihood of bugs and errors. With TestBox v5, developers can take advantage of new features such as batch code coverage testing, improved reporting capabilities, method spies, and better integration with other tools in the Ortus suite.

These new features make TestBox even more versatile and user-friendly, and provide developers with a powerful tool for building high-quality, reliable applications. You can read more about TestBox in our comprehensive documentation online: https://testbox.ortusbooks.com/

https://www.forgebox.io/view/testbox


VS Code Hint Tips and Tricks of the Week

Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH - Preview

By Microsoft

The Remote - SSH extension lets you use any remote machine with a SSH server as your development environment. This can greatly simplify development and troubleshooting in a wide variety of situations. You can:

Develop on the same operating system you deploy to or use larger, faster, or more specialized hardware than your local machine.
Quickly swap between different, remote development environments and safely make updates without worrying about impacting your local machine.
Access an existing development environment from multiple machines or locations.
Debug an application running somewhere else such as a customer site or in the cloud.
No source code needs to be on your local machine to gain these benefits since the extension runs commands and other extensions directly on the remote machine. You can open any folder on the remote machine and work with it just as you would if the folder were on your own machine.

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh

Works well with: Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH: Editing Configuration Files
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-edit


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