Collocating My ColdFusion, CSS, And JavaScript Files

Ben Nadel explores the use of collocated CFML, JavaScript, and Less CSS files in his ColdFusion multi-page application (MPA) architecture....

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Dave Farley On What Makes High Quality Code

Ben Nadel heartily agrees with Dave Farley's notion that high quality code is code that's safe and easy to change....

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Making A Case For Var Declarations In ColdFusion Templates

Ben Nadel makes a case for why Adobe ColdFusion should allow the var keyword to be used outside of function bodies....

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CSV To CTE Transformer In Angular 18

Ben Nadel creates a CSV (comma separated values) to CTE (common table expression) transform in Angular 18....

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Working Code Podcast - Episode 197: Potluck

Ben Nadel and the crew talk about a variety of topics from job promotions, AI training, team alignment, and reconnecting with one's self....

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Using Canonicalize() To Embed Emoji In Email Subject Lines In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the canonicalize() function to render emoji in email subject lines in ColdFusion....

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Using Canonicalize() To Render Emoji In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the canonicalize() function to render emoji characters in a ColdFusion page response....

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Working Code Podcast - Episode 195: Isn't Worth The Squeeze

Ben Nadel and the crew talk about cases in our work in which the maximum effort isn't worth the potential outcome....

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Dynamically Define For-Loop Increment In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates that the for-loop can have a dynamically assigned increment that changes on every loop iteration....

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Generating Lorem Ipsum Text In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel builds a Lorem Ipsum text generator with ColdFusion....

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ColdFusion: Comparison Method Violates Its General Contract

Ben Nadel explores the array sorting error, Comparison method violates its general contract, that he was getting in ColdFusion....

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Working Code Podcast - Episode 193: Bonding In The Foxhole

Ben Nadel and the crew talk about the strong bonds created during intense experiences. And, whether or not we can create those same bonds without suffering....

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TODO: Granting Yourself Permission To Move Forward

Ben Nadel discusses the power of a TODO comment to grant permission in the face of a sub-optimal solution....

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Signals And Array Mutability In Angular 18

Ben Nadel explores the interplay between Signals, array mutation, and change detection in Angular 18....

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Exploring Lazy Evaluation Of Computed Signals In Angular 18

Ben Nadel explores the lazy evaluation of computed Signals in Angular 18....

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Building An Angular App For ColdFusion Using Docker Compose

Ben Nadel shares how he's building Angular utility apps inside his ColdFusion blogging platform using Docker Compose....

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Working Code Podcast - Episode 192: The Best And Worst Code

Ben Nadel and the crew talk about the best and worst code that they've seen (which is sometimes the code that they also wrote)....

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Working Code Podcast - Episode 191: Too Much Process

Ben Nadel and the crew talk about bureaucratic processes at work, why they exist, and what we can (maybe) do about them....

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Creating A Transient View Helper In Angular 18

Ben Nadel creates a transient view helper service that is unique instantiated for each host component in Angular 18....

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Working Code Podcast - Episode 190: Career Advice To Younger Self

Ben Nadel and the crew talk about career advice that they'd give to their younger selves....

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JavaScript Application Size Shouldn't Affect Performance

Ben Nadel deconstructs the argument that the size of a JavaScript application affects the overall performance of said application....

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Code Isn't Magical, It's Just A Series Of Commands

Ben Nadel explains that code isn't magical - that's is just a series of commands. And that thinking about it this way makes it easier to maintain....

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Working Code Podcast - Episode 188: Code Review Nuance

Ben Nadel and the crew talk about code reviews; and reflect on the decision tree that we use when reviewing other people's code...

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An "x-input" Property Binding Directive In Alpine.js

Ben Nadel creates an x-input directive in Alpine.js which allows outer component properties to be bound to inner component properties....

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Code Kata: Building A Tri-State Switch In Alpine.js

Ben Nadel tries to build a tri-state switch / toggle using Alpine.js....

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