Layla Porter On Modular Monolith Boundaries
Ben Nadel learns from Layla Porter that his assumptions about a "modular monolith" were completely wrong. Dangerously wrong....
From: Ben Nadel
8/1/23, 3:17 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
8/1/23, 1:36 AM
Coldfusion/Lucee
FusionReactor 10.0.2 update released Jul 19 2023: resources and thoughts
If you're using FusionReactor, note that a 10.
7/31/23, 8:20 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Auto-Saving Form Data In The Background Using The fetch() API
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to auto-save form data in the background using the fetch() API with the FormData() object....
From: Ben Nadel
7/31/23, 1:58 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
My meta resource page about updating CF, the Java underlying it, the wsconfig, and more
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...
7/30/23, 8:39 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
MySQL 8.0.13 Can Use An Existing Column As The DEFAULT Value For A New Column
Ben Nadel demonstrates that MySQL 8.0.13 ALTER statements allow a new column to default to the value of an existing column....
From: Ben Nadel
7/29/23, 2:20 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Considering UTC And Recording Activity Streak Data In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel considers how to handle date/time values in ColdFusion when recording activity streak / behavioral streak data....
From: Ben Nadel
7/26/23, 2:56 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Working Code Podcast - Episode 137: The Grug Brained Developer
Ben Nadel and the crew have fun reading and reviewing "The Grug Brained Developer", a humorous look at software development foibles....
From: Ben Nadel
7/26/23, 2:17 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Delighted to be speaking again at Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2023
I'm delighted to announce that I've been selected to speak again (for the 11th straight year) at the upcoming Adobe CF Summit conference, to be held in Las Vegas October 2-3.
7/25/23, 1:35 AM
Coldfusion/Lucee
cfscript cf*() functions are Custom Tags
I found an interesting discussion between the community and Adobe today regarding early cfscript functionality for tags.
From: Chris Tierney
7/24/23, 4:31 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Problem downloading and installing CF updates via the CF Admin after Jul 2023 JVM update
Beware: if you update ColdFusion to use the latest JVM updates (released July 18, 2023), you will find that you can no longer use the CF Administrator to download CF updates.
7/21/23, 5:00 AM
Coldfusion/Lucee
A third Priority 1 CF security update has been released, Jul 19 2023
Just days after two P1 CF security updates were released on Jul 11 and 14, Adobe has released yet another on Jul 19.
7/19/23, 4:06 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Working Code Podcast - Episode 136: Do Words Matter?
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about the power of words and how having a shared understanding can make communication much easier....
From: Ben Nadel
7/19/23, 2:53 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Spread Operator Cannot Replace Struct-Based argumentCollection In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel demonstrates that the spread operator does not play nicely with named argument invocation of methods in ColdFusion....
From: Ben Nadel
7/19/23, 2:33 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
FusionReactor 10.0.1 update released Jun 22: resources and thoughts
If you're using FusionReactor, note that a 10.
7/19/23, 12:55 AM
Coldfusion/Lucee
New updates released for Java 8, 11, 17, and 20 as of Jul 18 2023: resources and thoughts
It's that time again: there are new JVM updates released today (Jul 18, 2023) for the current long-term support (LTS) releases of Oracle Java, 8, 11, and 17, as well as the current interim update 20.
7/18/23, 11:43 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Adobe ColdFusion Elvis Operator Struggles With Nested Array References
Ben Nadel demonstrates that Adobe ColdFusion's Elvis operator / Null Coalescing operator will fail with nested, undefined array indices....
From: Ben Nadel
7/17/23, 2:22 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
A second priority 1 CF security update in one week, released Jul 14 2023
Just days after a P1 security update released on Jul 11, Adobe has released yet another on Jul 14.
7/15/23, 4:12 AM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Are there any serious full-time ColdFusion jobs available?
I saw this question posted on a ColdFusion forum the other day: "Are there any serious, open full-time ColdFusion positions outside government contracts out there? Preferrably WFH.
From: South of Shasta: Software Development, Web Design, Training
7/15/23, 12:22 AM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Styling An Element When An Input's Placeholder Is Being Shown In CSS
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....
From: Ben Nadel
7/14/23, 3:44 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee