Modernize or Die® - CFML News Podcast for December 10th, 2024 - Episode 224

Modernize or Die ® Podcast - CFML News Edition

2024-12-10 Weekly News — Episode 224

Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/bV2CxQprVQM?feature=share
Hosts:

• Gavin Pickin - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
• Grant Copley - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions

Big Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions

The makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and all your favorite box-es out there including BoxLang.
A few ways to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:

• Buy Tickets to Into the Box 2025 in Washington DC https://t.co/cFLDUJZEyM
• April 30, 2025 - May 2, 2025 - Washington, DC
• Like and subscribe to our videos on YouTube.
• Help ORTUS reach for the Stars - Star and Fork our Repos
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• Subscribe to our Podcast on your Podcast Apps and leave us a review
• Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content regularly
• BOXLife store: https://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/shop
• Buy Ortus’s Books
  • 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)
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  • Learn Modern ColdFusion (CFML) in 100+ Minutes - Free online https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/ or buy an EBook or Paper copy https://www.ortussolutions.com/learn/books/coldfusion-in-100-minutes

Patreon Support (jolly)
We have 59 patreons:
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News and Announcements
Adobe CF2025 Beta is now open

Get an exclusive sneak peek at what’s next for ColdFusion! Sign up for the ColdFusion 2025 Beta Program and get early access to shape the future with us. Engage with the community in the forums, share your thoughts, and keep up with the newest updates and features.

Make Your Voice Heard and Win Big!

Join our weekly engagement challenge during the ColdFusion 2025 Beta! Every week, we’ll reward top contributors with exciting prizes. Your feedback matters, and the more you share, the higher your chances of winning. Don’t miss out—get involved and be rewarded!

Deep Dive Sessions and Demo Code Access!

We’re thrilled to announce that for each feature in ColdFusion 2025, there will be exclusive deep-dive sessions hosted by the engineers who built it. These sessions will offer valuable insights and in-depth explanations straight from the experts.

Additionally, we’ve set up a central GIT repository where all demo code will be hosted. This is the same repository where Mark has already pushed his code, and it will be the hub for all developers to share their contributions. Check out the GIT links and start exploring the code!

Check out the curated webinar schedule and join us!

https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2024/11/code-the-future-join-the-coldfusion-2025-beta-today/

TestBox Latest Updates and News!
Did You Miss It? The New TestBox Site & v6.0 Are Here!
Share Your Feedback and Get Featured on Our Site!
We’re thrilled to have launched the new TestBox website and TestBox 6.0! If you haven’t had a chance to explore yet, visit TestBox to discover updated documentation, powerful resources, and features that make testing more efficient than ever.
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/testbox-updates-and-news

New Releases and Updates
ICYMI - CommandBox 6.1.0 Released!
We are pleased to announce the release of CommandBox 6.1.0, the latest release of our CLI, REPL, and Server, and Package Manager. This is a minor update to our last release. It has a handful of new features, and bug fixes, as well as better out-of-the-box support for BoxLang, our new CFML-compatible JVM language.

New Features

• WebSocket Server
• Updates to run BoxLang
• Add command to deploy Lucee lex or lco files
• Check if an entry has a hash associated to it and validate it

Improvement

• Sort by date last started when finding a server by web root
• Make semantic version prerelease identifiers not case sensitive
• default servlet pass predicate include Boxlang files

Tasks

• Update to Undertow 2.2.33.Final
• Update to Lucee 5.4.6.9
• Update bundled JRE to 11.0.23+9

9 Bugs

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-610-released
https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/

BoxLang Beta 23 and 24 Released

12/2/24 - BoxLang 1.0.0 Beta 24 Launched
3 New Features
6 Improvements
4 Bugs Fixed
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-100-beta-24-launched

11/23/24 - BoxLang 1.0.0 Beta 23 Launched
4 New Features
2 Improvements
1 Tasks
10 Bugs Fixed
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-100-beta-23-launched

Webinars, Meetups and Workshops

Online CF Meetup - From Development to Deployment: Load Testing ColdFusion Applications with Dakota Clum
Thursday, December 12, 2024
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM PST
This session will go over how to load test a ColdFusion application after it is deployed in your environment. We will cover load testing options, setting up a simulated load test, and tuning adjustments that can be made as a result of load testing.
https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/304881310/
ADOBE CF 2025 Beta - Seminars

ColdFusion 2025: What’s new and exciting
Mark Takata
December 2, 2024

Security and Stability in ColdFusion
Parvathy and Atul
December 3, 2024

VS Code plugin changes
Vikas Yadav
December 4, 2024

Smart language additions in ColdFusion
Ashudeep Sharma
December 5, 2024

Performance enhancements
Satyam Mishra
December 9, 2024

Unleash the power of Revamping CFCharts for modern applications
Yukti Agrawal
December 10, 2024

Spreadsheets & CSV Processing
Nikhil Dubey
December 11, 2024

Microsoft Graph Integration in ColdFusion: Unlocking data with Oauth
Shiva Marella
December 13, 2024

What’s new in containers
Suchika
December 17, 2024

Recap and QnA
Mark Takata
December 18, 2024

CFCasts Content Updates

https://www.cfcasts.com

Conferences and Training

ICYMI - CF Summit India 2024
Join us for the Adobe ColdFusion India Summit, a premier, completely free event where developers, indust...