Update to My Eleventy Blog Guide
Last January, I announced the release of a guide I had written for building a simple blog in Eleventy.
From: Raymond Camden
2/25/23, 7:00 PM
Creating Custom Turbo Stream Actions In Hotwire And Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel demonstrates how to create a custom Turbo Stream action that can provide ColdFusion with ways to update the user experience....
From: Ben Nadel
2/24/23, 7:03 PM
My First Bug
I've told this story a few times before, but I don't think I've actually ever shared it on my blog.
From: Raymond Camden
2/24/23, 7:00 PM
Async Communication Is Great, Except For When It's Awful
Ben Nadel breaks down different types of asynchronous communication; and why one form - consensus building - is awful and should be avoided....
From: Ben Nadel
2/23/23, 8:51 PM
Including Inline Turbo-Stream Actions In Hotwire And Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel demonstrates that inline Turbo Stream elements will be processed by Turbo Drive in a Hotwire and ColdFusion application....
From: Ben Nadel
2/23/23, 6:05 PM
Persisting An IFrame-Based Video Player Across Page Visits With Hotwire And Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel creates a persistent IFrame-based video player in Hotwire and Lucee CFML by injecting a Turbo Frame before the Body tag....
From: Ben Nadel
2/22/23, 7:28 PM
Working Code Podcast - Episode 115: Self-Care For Developers
Ben Nadel and the crew talk about mental health and self-care. And, Adam opens up and shares much of what he's been going through lately with his ADHD....
From: Ben Nadel
2/22/23, 5:33 PM
2/20/23, 7:44 PM
Rendering Elements After The HEAD Tag In JavaScript
Ben Nadel demonstrates that elements can be rendered after the Head tag (and before the Body tag) when injected using JavaScript....
From: Ben Nadel
2/20/23, 6:54 PM
Updating Permanent Elements On Page Navigation In Hotwire Turbo And Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel demonstrates one way to update persistent Turbo Drive elements using Stimulus in Hotire and Lucee CFML....
From: Ben Nadel
2/19/23, 10:57 PM
Parsing File Paths As Slash-Delimited Lists In MySQL
Ben Nadel looks at parsing strings as delimited lists in MySQL. Specifically, treating a file path as a dash-delimited list of segments....
From: Ben Nadel
2/17/23, 7:20 PM
Links For You
Normally I write these "Links For You" posts on the weekend, but my family and I will be on vacation for the next few days and the laptop is not invited.
From: Raymond Camden
2/17/23, 7:00 PM
Thrilled to be speaking at Adobe CF Summit East, Apr 6
I'm thrilled to announce that I've been asked to present again at the Adobe ColdFusion Summit East 2023, a free one-day conference being held in Washington DC on Apr 6, at the Marriott Marquis.
2/16/23, 7:22 PM
JPFTFSS - Just Pay For The Faster Server Stupid!
I could also have called this article "How to Speed Up Rust Compilation on Google Cloud Build" but that wasn't as fun.
2/16/23, 3:04 PM
Building a Mastodon Bot Listing Page in Eleventy
Chalk this up for yet another thing most folks probably won't need, but it was fun to build so I figured I'd share.
From: Raymond Camden
2/15/23, 7:00 PM
Working Code Podcast - Episode 114: Carol Got Laid Off
Ben Nadel and the crew talk to our very own Carol Weiler about being part of her former company's reduction in force (ie, Carol gets laid off)....
From: Ben Nadel
2/15/23, 5:40 PM
Purchasing Adobe ColdFusion
Are you in the market or considering purchasing Adobe ColdFusion’s full or upgrade license? While you always have the option of going straight to Adobe, I recommend purchasing through a reseller.
From: Chris Tierney
2/14/23, 12:05 AM
Using Stimulus To Preload Links On Hover In Hotwire And Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel explores the use of Stimulus to delay preloading of links until a user hovers over a link in Hotwire and Lucee CFML....
From: Ben Nadel
2/13/23, 7:44 PM
Defer Loading Using Permanent Turbo Frames In Hotwire And Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel explores the use of permanent Turbo Frames to defer loading without a degraded visual experience in Hotwire and Lucee CFML....
From: Ben Nadel
2/12/23, 8:13 PM
Lessons Learned in Twenty Years of Blogging
Way back in 2003, I wrote my first blog post, it was short and sweet and I can share the entirety of it here:Welcome to my blog.
From: Raymond Camden
2/12/23, 7:00 PM
Extending The Current Request Timeout In ColdFusion / CFML
Ben Nadel looks at how to extend the current request timeout using both Adobe ColdFusion and Lucee CFML....
From: Ben Nadel
2/12/23, 12:35 AM
Exploring Turbo Drive Back-Button Caching Behavior In Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel explores the interplay between the Hotwire Turbo Drive page cache and the browser's back button in Lucee CFML....
From: Ben Nadel
2/11/23, 6:49 PM
Progressively Enhancing a Form with Web Components
I've been loving playing with web components lately and today I'm excited to share another one.
From: Raymond Camden
2/10/23, 7:00 PM
The State of Twitter and an Update on mikevdv.dev
I've done a few blog posts about features that rely on Twitter built into this site, from Custom Twitter Embeds to WebMentions.
2/10/23, 4:50 PM
Exploring The Turbo Drive Navigation Progress Bar In Lucee CFML
Ben Nadel takes a quick look at the progress bar in Hotwire Turbo Drive, which will automatically show on slow-loading ColdFusion pages....
From: Ben Nadel
2/8/23, 7:52 PM