Why I Avoid DEFAULT Column Values In My SQL Database
Ben Nadel explains why he avoids using DEFAULT column values (as much as possible) in his SQL database table schemas....
From: Ben Nadel
5/2/24, 3:49 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Bug I've reported: CF Admin update page mistakenly lists current version in "Available Versions"
If you use the CF Admin to perform CF updates (vs updating via the command line), has it ever confused or annoyed you that the CF admin update page lists the currently installed version as the first value in "available versions"? That's illogical and confusing.
5/1/24, 5:44 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
CFHttp Error: Column Names Must Be Valid Variable Names In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel described the cause of the CFHttp error message: Column names must be valid variable names in ColdFusion....
From: Ben Nadel
5/1/24, 5:35 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Working Code Podcast - Episode 176: Mocking In Public
Ben Nadel and the crew talk credit card stuffing attacks, mocking modules in Node.js, and the joy of ColdFusion....
From: Ben Nadel
5/1/24, 3:27 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Building a Chat Integration with Google Gemini
It's been on my queue to investigate how to use Generative AI in a 'chat' interface versus "one prompt and answer" mode for some time and today I finally got a chance to check it out.
From: Raymond Camden
4/30/24, 6:00 PM
Software Development
Using :where() To Reduce CSS Specificity Issues
Ben Nadel demonstrates that the :where() CSS function can help mitigate CSS specificity issues in a design system....
From: Ben Nadel
4/29/24, 5:24 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Links For You
Good afternoon, readers, I hope you are having as good a day as I am.
From: Raymond Camden
4/28/24, 6:00 PM
Software Development
Inline Script Tag Execution In Hotwire Turbo And ColdFusion
Ben Nadel explores the execution of inline script tags in a Hotwire Turbo and ColdFusion application....
From: Ben Nadel
4/28/24, 5:46 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Adding turbo-cfml To My ColdFusion + Hotwire Demos Project
Ben Nadel adds a turbo-cfml demo to his ColdFusion + Hotwire demos project....
From: Ben Nadel
4/26/24, 6:14 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Automating Movie Recommendations with Generative AI and Pipedream
For the past few months or so, I've started tracking my movie watching with Letterboxd.
From: Raymond Camden
4/26/24, 6:00 PM
Software Development
Working Code Podcast - Episode 175: Overcompensation, Mentoring, And More
Ben Nadel and the crew talk overcompensating for issues at work, right-sizing pull requests, and mentoring junior developers....
From: Ben Nadel
4/24/24, 7:30 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Variables Scope Persists Across Custom Tag Execution Modes In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel demonstrates that the isolated variables scope persists across execution modes in a ColdFusion custom tag....
From: Ben Nadel
4/24/24, 6:17 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
ColdFusion Custom Tags Can Have Privately Scoped Functions
Ben Nadel demonstrates that ColdFusion custom tags can define privately scoped methods....
From: Ben Nadel
4/24/24, 4:21 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
4/23/24, 3:00 PM
Software Development
Using getApplicationMetadata() To Provide Global Defaults In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel explores the use of getApplicationMetadata() as a means to provide global defaults for custom code in ColdFusion....
From: Ben Nadel
4/21/24, 9:03 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
CF_SaveFile Custom Tag In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel creates a SaveFile custom tag in ColdFusion that implements the CFSaveContent API but which stores the content to disk....
From: Ben Nadel
4/20/24, 10:20 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Dedenting Text In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to dedent text in ColdFusion using regular expressions....
From: Ben Nadel
4/19/24, 7:45 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Paginating The Postmark Bounces API In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel demonstrates how he uses ColdFusion to paginate the Bounces API in Postmark in order to identify problematic email addresses....
From: Ben Nadel
4/19/24, 4:44 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
Creating blockTrim(), inlineTrim(), and trailingTrim() Functions In ColdFusion
Ben Nadel implements blockTrim(), inlineTrim(), and trailingTrim() as a code kata for removing whitespace in ColdFusion....
From: Ben Nadel
4/17/24, 6:41 PM
Coldfusion/Lucee
JSON Results with Google Gemini Generative AI API Calls
Forgive the somewhat alliterative title there, but today's post covers something that's been on my mind since I started playing with Google Gemini, specifically, how to get the results of your API calls in JSON.
From: Raymond Camden
4/17/24, 6:00 PM
Software Development