Modernize or Die® - CFML News for December 15th, 2020 - Episode 83

2020-12-15 Weekly News - Episode 83Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/9MTS5GMGKyw Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsCFCasts is releasing new Free and Paid content every week, now including the ColdBox Zero to Hero training series and the 12 Modules of ForgeBox ChristmasPatreon SupportWe have 33 patreons providing 61% of the funding for 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 EventsPodcast NewsSpecial Guest for our next episode, Dec 22nd episode.84 - our Christmas  Episode will have a Mystery GuestNo Podcast Dec 29th - we’re taking a break for the holidaysDate Comparison Inconsistencies - shared by James MobergI'm reviewing #cfml date comparisons based on Lucee syntax notes https://docs.lucee.org/guides/developing-with-lucee-server/language-syntax-differences.html#date-comparison I discovered some Adobe #ColdFusion inconsistencies where TRUE comparisons are FALSE depending on version used. https://www.trycf.com/gist/7fc7e05ff7121cb481989b57c05c3bd5  As a result, no more date strings for me. #YIKEShttps://twitter.com/gamesover/status/1337113503090552834 https://twitter.com/gamesover CFML Development with Github Codespaces - by Jason SteinshouerI saw the announcement from Github awhile back for the beta release of their Codespaces product. I thought it looked like an interesting idea and decided to sign up. I was given access awhile back but just recently had some time to play around with it a bit.The idea of running your development environment in containers is not new. However, typically it has applied to just the application itself. Codespaces takes it a step further by packaging everything including the editor (VS Code), extensions, tools, or anything else needed for development inside a container environment. With Codespaces you can develop from any machine that has a internet browser.https://jasonsteinshouer.com/2020/12/07/setup-a-cfml-development-environment-in-codespaces.html  ICYMI - Coldfusion Online Meetup - "Using CommandBox CLI to manage all your servers", with Brad Wood Thursday, December 10, 202011:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTCommandBox is a CLI tool designed for CFML developers to be easy to use. If you are not a fan of CLI tools, please don't pass over CommandBox until you've given it a try. It is capable of starting any version of Lucee Server or Adobe ColdFusion with no installation. Learn how to easily get started with a local development environment today, get tips to dial in your server settings, and discover how to automate your server setups. CommandBox is used across the CF space for local dev, production, and Docker. We'll cover what you need to know to get started and answer any questions you have about how it works.Meeting Link: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/274974315/ Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYeuRWxK_6g Advent of Code 2020Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. People use them as a speed contest, interview prep, company training, university coursework, practice problems, or to challenge each other.You don't need a computer science background to participate - just a little programming knowledge and some problem solving skills will get you pretty far. Nor do you need a fancy computer; every problem has a solution that completes in at most 15 seconds on ten-year-old hardware.https://adventofcode.com/2020 Help us get CFML listed on Sentry.ioGiancarlo Gomez started a thread on Sentry.io to get CFML on the Create Project view. As he mentions in the thread, we have a couple of Sentry plugins available, one he created, and one by Brad. Let’s get behind this thread, like, reply, and make a little noise for CFML.https://forum.sentry.io/t/adding-coldfusion-as-a-platform/11875 CFCasts Content Updates12 Modules of ForgeBox Christmas - 2 Videos already, 1 a day until ChristmasColdBox Zero to Hero Workshop- 20 Videos posted already- 6 Hands-on with Step by Step Instructions- Releasing Mon / Wed / Fri until 2021Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAWS re:Invent NOV. 30 – DEC. 18, 2020FreeAmazon’s Premium Conference is also virtual, and a free 3-week event:https://reinvent.awsevents.com/ 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. Introductory Offer: $499Blog: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/07/coldfusion-certification-online-now/Register: https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.htmlICYMI - GitHub UniverseDec 8 - 10th - 830AM PST - 200PM PSTJoin GitHub team leaders, industry icons, and artists inspired by code for three days of live interactive sessions as we explore the future of software for enterprises, developers, and students.With 70 talks across the 3 days, 4 Channels, lots of great contentNo registration required and free to watch.Videos On Demand https://githubuniverse.com/ ICYMI - ColdFusion Security Training by Foundeo / Pete FreitagWriting Secure CFMLA hands-on CFML / ColdFusion Security Training class for developers. Learn how to identify and fix security vulnerabilities in your ColdFusion / CFML applications.<...