Using The Safe Navigation Operator To Propagate NULL Arguments In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the safe navigation operator to propagate possibly null values down through method calls in ColdFusion....

From: Ben Nadel

Java 21: Could not find agent library instrument on the library path

Today I was trying to load a -javaagent on Java 21 / ColdFusion 2025 on Windows Server 2022, but I was getting the following error: Error occurred during initialization of VM Could not find agent library instrument on the library path, with error: Can't find dependent libraries Module java.

From: Pete Freitag's Homepage

Fixinator Version 6 Released

I’m extremely pleased to announce the release of Fixinator version 6.

From: Pete Freitag's Homepage

ColdFusion 2025 Breaking Changes Explained

In case you missed it, Adobe released ColdFusion 2025 last week.

From: Pete Freitag's Homepage

ColdFusion Custom Tags Can Use Dashes In Tag Names

Ben Nadel demonstrates that dashes can be used in custom tag identifiers in ColdFusion....

From: Ben Nadel

Using The Button Form Attribute To Create Standalone Buttons In HTML

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the button's "form" attribute to make stand alone buttons actionable in native HTML; and how that can make styling the page with CSS easier....

From: Ben Nadel

Checking For Nested CFThread Execution In Adobe ColdFusion

Ben Nadel looks at various techniques for testing whether or not your code is running in a CFThread context in Adobe ColdFusion....

From: Ben Nadel

ColdFusion 2025 released, Feb 25 2025: resources and my initial thoughts

blockquote { font-style: italic } ColdFusion 2025 has been released today, Feb 25 2025.

From: Charlie Arehart - Server Troubleshooting

Rest Operator Doesn't Work With Only One Argument In Adobe ColdFusion

Ben Nadel illustrates a bug in the rest operator implementation in Adobe ColdFusion (including the 2025 Beta)....

From: Ben Nadel

Processing large spreadsheet files efficiently in CFML

The latest Spreadsheet CFML release has improved support for processing large XLSX files

From: cfSimplicity

Sanity Checking HTTP Method Used After Location() Call In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel validates that the browser issues a GET request in response to the default location() behavior in ColdFusion....

From: Ben Nadel

Hypermedia Systems By Carson Gross

Ben Nadel reviews the book, Hypermedia Systems, by Carson Gross, Adam Stepinski, and Deniz Akşimşek. It's a very compelling book that discusses hypermedia, htmx, and the use of HTML as a unified interface for web application development....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 10: Developer Career Paths With Dan Short

Ben and Ryan talk to Dan Short about career paths, switching to management, and the benefits of staying in the Individual Contributor role....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 9: Management And AI With Shawn Gorrell

Ben and Ryan talk to Shawn Gorrell about running productive teams with AI....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 8: Learning New Things

Ben and Ryan talk about what they're learning and experimenting with....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 7: How ColdFusion Is Made With Charvi Dhoot

Ben and Ryan talk to Charvi Dhoot and Brian Sappey about how ColdFusion is managed, created, and consumed as a product....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 6: Thanksgiving

Ben and Ryan take time to reflect on the things they're thankful for....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 5: Cloud Hosting With Dakota Clum

Ben and Ryan to talk Dakota Clum about the pros and cons of managed hosting....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 4: Adobe ColdFusion 2025 With Mark Takata

Ben and Ryan talk to Mark Takata about ColdFusion 2025 and being good representatives of the ColdFusion community....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 3: Freeforming IT

Ben and Ryan talk about random technology topics....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 2: Cryptography With Justin Scott

Ben and Ryan talk to Justin Scott about his cryptography presentation at CFSummit 2024; and about the security landscape in web application development....

From: Ben Nadel

Ben & Ryan Podcast - Episode 1: Kick-Off Show

Ben and Ryan kick off their podcast series - the Ben & Ryan Show - reflecting on their experience at CFSummit 2024....

From: Ben Nadel

Using The XOR Operator To Assert Connascence Of Existence In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel uses the XOR Boolean operator in ColdFusion to assert to existence of optional arguments during method invocation....

From: Ben Nadel

Working Code Podcast - Episode 203: Naming Things Is Hard

Ben Nadel and the crew talk naming conventions for components within a web application....

From: Ben Nadel

Working Code Podcast - Episode 203: Naming Things Is Hard

Ben Nadel and the crew talk naming conventions for components within a web application....

From: Ben Nadel