Modernize or Die® - CFML News for February 25th, 2020

2020-02-25 Weekly News - Episode 42Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/IDpLYBmj4MQHosts:Brad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsGavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsGet trained by the actual makers of the ColdBox Platform, CommandBox, TestBox and ContentBox Modular CMS. We offer on-site training, regional training seminars and virtual live training as well. We have several professional training courses from where to choose from and we can also cater to a-la-carte trainings as well.News and EventsState of the CF Union 2020 SurveyHelp us find out the state of the CF Union – what versions of CFML Engine do people use, what frameworks, tools etc. We will share the summary results with everyone who completes the survey so that you can see how you compare with other CF developers.Most questions are multiple choice checkboxes that are fast to answer. Thanks for your time completing this survey!https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2020/CFWheels 2.1.0 Beta is now availableIt’s been far too long in the making, but the beta for 2.1 has now arrived! Please do check it out: this should be considered an essential upgrade for anyone on 2.x. A huge thanks to all have contributed!https://cfwheels.org/blog/cfwheels-2-1-0-beta-now-available/Updated ColdFusion Community PortalSike - The banners the Adobe Certification is complimentary, but it is not.More information is now on the site for the certification: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/certificate/More information is now on the site for webinars: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/webinar/Much improved, but it looks like they are still fine tuning some of it, like the UI for menus.Next Ortus Webinar Announced - Getting Started with ColdFusion (CFML) Containers with Jon ClausenThursday February 27th, 2020 11:00 A.M. EST (GMT -5:00)Given last month’s success, we decided to continue with our webinar series. On February 27 at 11:00 AM EST, Jon Clausen will talk to us about Containerizing CFML Applications. So, if you ever thought about containerizing your application and you’re trying to wrap up your head around the implementation details, then this webinar is just for you!Register today: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinarsBlog: https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/second-webinar-of-the-year-to-focus-on-containerizing-cfml-applicationsNew Podcast launched - Modernize or Die ® Podcast - Conference EditionIn this podcast we spotlight upcoming ColdFusion Conferences, and talk to organizers, workshop trainers and speakers to uncover all the information you and your company needs to decide what conferences and workshops to attend, and what sessions you need to see. Already available on Youtube, Spotify and a lot of podcast players, Apples Itunes coming very soon.Several workshop interviews released, and more on the way, and speakers coming up after that.Luis - Into the Box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsdCTFS99iYEric - Intro to Quick ORM Workshop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_vamEm55IYGavin - ColdBox Zero to Hero Workshop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5CTbWa2vEMWebsite: https://conference.modernizeordie.io/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNE-ZbNnndB9qkyJd6mHb8qrKp3Z5jDQUAdobe Roadshows - Happy HourGavin attended the Roadshow in Orange County with Kevin Wright’s Orange County CFUG. It was a nice event, good content from Kishore and Elishia, lots of good questions, and we hope that it was a successful relaunch of the CFUG.ConferencesAdobe CF Summit East 2020Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2020Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm *Time subject to change.Location: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel999 Ninth Street NWWashington, DC 20001Cost: ComplimentarySave the date to join Adobe and Carahsoft for our interactive Adobe ColdFusion Summit East 2020 to exchange ideas, inspiration, and experiences among fellow designers, developers, strategists, and thought leaders alike.Adobe ColdFusion delivers a single platform to rapidly develop, deploy, and manage scalable, high-performing web and mobile enterprise applications — enabling agencies across the U.S. to embrace futuristic technologies with ease.Information: https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/CFSummit2020/Custom?name=About%20the%20SummitRegister: https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/138812-webeventSpeakers: Luis Majano, Charlie Arehart, Bruno Zugay, Dave Watts, Elishia Dvorak, Brian Klaas, Pete Freitag, Dave Ferguson, Brian SappeyAdobe CF Summit East 2020 WorkshopsAdobe - ColdFusion Specialist Certification POST ConferenceDate: Thursday, April 23, 2020Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm*Time subject to change.Location: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel                 999 Ninth Street NW                 Washington, DC 20001Cost: $499.00 USD *early bird discount          $699.00 USD *after February 29, 2020Description: The Adobe ColdFusion Specialist Program is a full-day certificate classroom program, delivered by top Adobe ColdFusion experts. You will be enrolled into the course as soon as you register and will receive course instructions and prep materials two weeks prior to the on-site program date. Following the training you will complete an online assessment – upon successful completion, you will receive your Adobe ColdFusion Specialist certificate.Information: https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/CFSummit2020/Custom?id=3408Register: https://carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/141641-webeventOrtus Solutions - Build Secure MVC ColdFusion Applications - Pre ConferenceMON, APR 20, 2020, 9:00 AM – TUE, APR 21, 2020, 5:30 PM EDTPrice: $899 In this 2-day workshop you will learn how to build a secure and scalable ColdFusion MVC application. We will design a twitter-like application (SoapBox) and build it using the most popular ColdFusion MVC Framework: ColdBox. We will design the client in UML and then build it using object orientation, database migrations, fluent query builders and then secure it using our rule engine: cbSecurity. We will also leverage behavior driven development (BDD) to build the entire client using a feature-test-driven approach.Modernize your sk...