EPISODE · Aug 25, 2020 · 51 MIN
Modernize or Die® - CFML News for August 25th, 2020 - Episode 67
from Modernize or Die ® Podcast · host Ortus Solutions
2020-08-25 Weekly News - Episode 67Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/dJ8ok2IEA-EHosts:Eric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsGet live training from the makers of your favorite Box Product.2 day workshop - Brad Wood leading CommandBox - Zero to HeroCFCasts is releasing new Free and Paid content every weekPatreon SupportWe are at the 59% mark for fully funding all of our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help News and EventsColdBox 6.0.0 Final Released!We are tremendously excited to finally bring you the final release for the ColdBox Platform including all of it's standalone libraries: WireBox, CacheBox and LogBox. This has been a year long process in order to bring you one of our biggest and most stable releases to date. We continue to innovate in this release and pushing the boundaries of our ColdFusion/CFML/Java languages. All the docs and application templates have been updated and we are working on a What's New With ColdBox 6 cfcasts series that will be coming next week. Welcome to ModernLand!In the next couple of weeks we will be blogging and adding videos to showcase the major features of this release.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-600-final-releasedAdobe ColdFusion - CF2020 Beta is now available on ForgeBoxStart up the new Adobe ColdFusion Next ( Project Stratus / CF2020 ) with:box server start [email protected]://www.forgebox.io/view/adobe#versionsContentBox CMS - Ortus is announcing it will be Free Forever!Ortus making a bold statement after the sudden news of Mura CMS going closed source and commercial, ContentBox CMS is open source, and will always be so. Blog coming soon.Tweet from Luis: ContentBox CMS Multi-Site Support for v5 is underway officially!! #coldfusion #cfml #opensoource #free4everTweet from Luis: Happy Friday! ContentBox Modular CMS upgraded to leverage ColdBox6 + CBSecurity2. The performance on it is about 5x faster than before annnnd it's OPEN SOURCE and FREE FOREVER for #coldfusion #cfmlhttps://twitter.com/lmajano/status/1296947375009935362?s=20ContentBox CMS - Multi-site support underwayOk Folks! ContentBox CMS Multi-Site Support for v5 is underway officially!! #coldfusion #cfml #opensoource #free4everhttps://twitter.com/lmajano/status/1298021166137978881?s=20ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "Public Beta walkthrough of ColdFusion Next--Project Stratus", with Rakshith NareshRecorded Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTWhether you have been a part of the pre-release program or want to try out the public beta, this session is for you. Meeting: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/272560491/Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiGDngjmga4&list=PLG2EHzEbhy0-QirMKgSxhjkUyTSSTvHjL&index=2&t=0sOnline CF Meetup - "How to use the ColdFusion API Manager to modernize your App", with Dan WilsonThursday, August 27, 202011:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTIn this presentation we’ll discuss how to modernize existing applications to work in the modern API-first world. We’ll look at how you can prepare your applications for the next major technology shift. We’ll go through how to programmatically add to your existing applications without disruption. We’ll also look at the ColdFusion API manager and see how it can instantly improve your architecture without even having to write code.Event: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/272749638/ICYMI - Ortus Webinar - BDD tests with Testbox - Friday August 21st 2020Friday, August 21st, 2020 at 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -5:00)with Javier QuinteroRecording: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars/videos/javier-on-bdd-testsCFCasts Content UpdatesOrtus Webinar - BDD tests with TestboxColdBox Master Class8.3 Model Testing8.4 Integration TestingSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferencesInto the Box 2020 - Workshops - Virtual Live trainingAugust: 2 day Workshop - CommandBox Zero to Hero - lead by Brad WoodThu, Aug 27 & 28, 2020, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDTPrice: $899https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commandbox-zero-to-hero-tickets-115511490979?aff=erelpanelorgWe'll be offering a free license of the CommandBox Service Manager module to our CommandBox Zero to Hero attendees.https://www.ortussolutions.com/eventsPodcast Code:PODCAST10 - 10% offThere is a code for ITB attendees to save 15% - If you didn’t get the email contact us. JConf.devSeptember 30th, 9am - 4pm CSTRegister by August 15, and you'll get an awesome SWAG BOX full of goodies! (US only, first 500)https://jconf.dev/Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2020 - Replaces CF Summit WestDate: November 17-19Location: Onlinehttps://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/Admission: FreeSpeaker sign up for Adobe - supposed to be closed but the form is still therehttps://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/speaker-application/Adobe ColdFusion Certification now available OnlineAdobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe, for ColdFusion developers. The course consists of 50+ online videos and is designed for professionals who have basic to advanced level proficiency in any computer language and basic understanding of how web pages work. Successfully passing an assessment test at the end of the program will reward participants with a badge and certificate from Adobe. Blog: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/07/coldfusion-certification-online-now/Register: https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.htmlCF CampTBAMore conferences: https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the Week
What this episode covers
Brad and Eric host this weeks episode. ColdBox 6 was actually finally released. Adobe ColdFusion 2020 Beta is now public, and is available on ForgeBox to start with CommandBox. They discussed ContentBox CMS is free and will always be, and this Mura discussion has sparked a big jump in interest in ContentBox, and we have started a big dev push on ContentBox 5. While updating ContentBox to ColdBox 6, Luis has seen it is 5 times faster, Luis is inspired and multi tennant is coming. They discuss Adobe's Webinar on the Public Beta, and discuss how CF Builder moving away from Eclipse to VS Code. They discuss this week's Online CF Meetup - How to use the ColdFusion API Manager to modernize your App", with Dan Wilson, Thursday, August 27, 2020. They remind you about the August Ortus Webinar, Javier talking about BDD testing, and how you can watch the recording. They give you an update on CFCasts Content Updates. They discuss the the last Into the Box workshop in August, CommandBox Zero to Hero... which has a special giveaway. They discuss jconf.dev going online in September. They discuss how the Adobe ColdFusion Certification is now online and remind you that Adobe's CF Summit Conference, being changed to a Online conference, now with dates, November 17-19, call for speakers is apparently closed ( but the form is still there ). They spotlight a lot of great blog posts, tweets, videos and podcasts, too many to list, so listen to the show. They announce some jobs from getCfmlJobs.com. They show off the ForgeBox module of the Week, Adobe ColdFusion Engine, which includes CF9, 10, 11, 2016, 2018, and the next version, CF2020 or Project Stratus. This week's VS Code Tip of the week is Format in context menus, this extension allows the user to format one or multiple files with right-click context menu. For the show notes - visit the website https://cfmlnews.modernizeordie.io/episodes/modernize-or-die-cfml-news-for-august-25th-2020-episode-67 Music from this podcast used under Royalty Free license from SoundDotCom https://www.soundotcom.com/ and BlueTreeAudio https://bluetreeaudio.com
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