Modernize or Die® - CFML News for January 12th, 2021 - Episode 86

2021-01-12 Weekly News - Episode 86Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/R1T-PHr_oY8 Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsOne way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekPatreon 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 EventsOnline CF Meetup - "CF AMA: Ask Me Anything", with Charlie Arehart and Dan WilsonThursday, January 14, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTJoin us for another CF “Ask Me Anything” session, with your host Charlie Arehart and recent co-organizer Dan Wilson. We'll open the floor to any sort of CF-related questions you may have, whether about coding challenges or using CF features (on the newest or older versions), configuration or tuning, deployment, security, the future and state of CF, whatever.Meeting: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/275569910/ You can offer questions in advance if you like, using this form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenOp4GULwLA6q8UDIvhgXjAymSr2jM3zfSDEfFXu7yUVMhxw/viewform ICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "Code and Tell: Building Your Own Tools with CommandBox", with Matthew Clemente Thursday, January 7, 202111:00 AM to 12:00 PM CSTLet's automate the boring stuff with ColdFusion! Let's build our own tools to supercharge ColdFusion servers, leverage existing ColdFusion libraries, and streamline daily development. All you need is your current knowledge of ColdFusion to leverage CommandBox's extensible framework for crafting new tools and automations.Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F86RhR7PVNQ Meeting: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/275448038/ Ortus Webinar - CommandBox Task RunnersFriday, January 22nd - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -6:00)Have you ever wished you could create command-line programs using CFML, perhaps to automate a task or handle some long-running process? With CommandBox Task Runners, you easily can! Join Grant Copley for this month's webinar, where we take a close look at this powerful tool within CommandBox and how we can use it alongside our applications.with Grant CopleyRegister Today: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdOGhrzIrG9zfhcnhCwnyJQvtJOne-8K150 ForgeBox Modules of the Week from 2020 Modernize or Die® CFML News PodcastForgeBox is the NPM of the ColdFusion world, and with CommandBox, CFML's CLI, you can easily add new functionality to your project with a simple `box install packageName`. We dedicate a portion of our CFML News Podcast to ForgeBox Modules. We had approximately 50 episodes in 2020, each with a ForgeBox Module, so we wanted to give you a way to see all of them in one place, so here they are.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/50-forgebox-modules-of-the-week-from-2020-modernize-or-die-cfml-news-podcast 50 VS Code Hints Tips and Tricks of the Week from 2020 Modernize or Die® CFML News Podcast VS Code is the hottest IDE out there, and the most asked question I get at every conference I attend is: "What VS Code extensions are you using?". Since I got this question so much, we decided to dedicate a portion of our CFML News Podcast to VS Code Hints, Tips and Tricks. We had 50 episodes in 2020, each with a VS Code hint tip or trick, so we wanted to give you a way to see all of them in one place, so here they are.https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/50-vs-code-hints-tips-and-tricks-of-the-week-from-2020-modernize-or-die-cfml-news-podcast Flash Death day is today - January 12th, 2021.As for today, Flash will no longer be supported by any Modern Web Browser. This does affect CF Server Monitor for those on CF2016 and earlier.Until now, you'd get blocked initially but could override it, but sadly no longer. It looks like it is time to update CF to 2018 (its PMT does not use Flash) or of course to FusionReactor or SeeFusion--no flash for yearsFYI - Adobe support for CF2016 ends in Feb (including sec updates).On CF2016 updates ending, see https://www.carehart.org/blog/client/index.cfm/2020/11/23/cf2016_support_ends_feb_2021 CFCasts Content UpdatesWhat’s new with ColdBox 6 - https://cfcasts.com//series/whats-new-with-coldbox6  - HTML QuickStart - Testing QuickStart - WhoopsInto the Box Latam Videos - https://cfcasts.com/series/itb-latam - 14 videos - 11 hours and 23 minutes of content - FREESend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingVS Code DayJoin the VS Code team and community at a live event just for VS Code users. Get a glimpse of things to come and meet the team who works on VS Code every day.Watch live: January 27, 2021 from 8 AM to 10:30 AM PSTRe-stream (with live Q&A): January 27, 2021 from 8 PM to 10:30 PM PSThttps://code.visualstudio.com/vscode-day DevnexusJoin the VIRTUAL <dev/>olutionFeb 17 2021 - Onlinehttps://devnexus.com/Ortus Workshops - Dates coming soonQuickCommandBox Zero to HeroColdBox Zero to HeroColdBox Hero to SuperHeroOrtus’s Possible Conferences for 2021Dates subject to changeOrtus Developer WeekMay 2021ITB CET - Virtual Live European SummitAugust 2021ITB 2021 - Onsite Event - HoustonSeptember 2021ITB LatamDecember 2021More conferencesNeed more conferences, this site has a huge list of conferences for almost any language/community.https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Ortus - 50 ForgeBox Modules of the Week from 2020 Modernize or Die® CFML News PodcastForgeBox is the NPM of the ColdFusion world, and with CommandBox, CFML's CLI, you can easily add new functionality to your project with a...