Modernize or Die® - CFML News for June 29th, 2021 - Episode 109

2021-06-29 Weekly News - Episode 109Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wllYx_nx3EAHosts: Eric Peterson - Senior Developer for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and almost every other Box out there. A few ways  to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions:Like and subscribe to our videos on YouTube. Sign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekBuy Ortus’s new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)Patreon SupportWe have 39 patreons providing 90% 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 EventsLucee 5.3.8 ReleasedThis has been a very long release cycle, a massive thank you to everyone who has been helping us test and address regressions and performance problems…We have done a lot of work in 5.3.8 to optimise memory usage, the main two areas being improved was the template cache handling and parallel functionality.Highlights:structValueArrayArray methods: shift(), unshift(), push(), pop(), splice()Reevaluate performance of locking overhead in pc.initApplicationContext() for every requestQuery of Query performance is very bad and single threaded for complex SQLhttps://dev.lucee.org/t/new-stable-release-5-3-8-189/8484Ortus Webinar for June - Eric Peterson - Topic - Build a Blog in 30 minutes with QuickWednesday, June 30th at 11:00 AM CTIn this webinar, Eric will: give us an overview of ColdBox and Quick, give us reasons why we would use this library, he'll show us an example app to explore how it works and we'll have tons of live coding!Webinars Page: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-2qrzMiG9DIROF-hQGy8Qj2TUkGHGth Reminder - State of the CF Union 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.Spread the news so we can get as many responses as possible.https://teratech.com/state-of-the-cf-union-2021-survey CFCasts Content Updateshttp://www.cfcasts.com Just ReleasedObject-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series)NOW WITH CAPTIONS!Intro to DI : Persistence, object creation, object communications, object relationsBehavioral Patterns : Intro + Showcase Memento, Observer, StrategyStructural Patterns : Intro + Showcase Adapter, proxy, DecoratorDon't forget - the first 4 videos in this series are FREEComing this weekObject-Oriented Programming with Nolan Erck (https://cfcasts.com/series/oop-series)Clean CodeCode SmellsIntro to RefactoringUp and Running with Quick - Quick Workshop SeriesComing up soonMore What’s new with ColdBox 6More What’s new in qb 8More Using DocBoxLogBox 101Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingICYMI: Adobe ColdFusion Developers WeekJune 22-24, 2021 - OnlineCoders, mark your calendars for Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021!Coders, Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 is edging closer! This year, we’ve lined up a series of sessions and webinars that will give you a 360-degree view of ColdFusion 2021’s brand new features and updates. Right from developing cloud-native applications to reducing downtime, these webinars will let you in on the best tips to deploy applications rapidly and seamlessly.This is your chance to meet coders from across the globe and exchange ideas with some of the best minds in the industry. And that’s not all! Your presence at the conference will earn you points that can help you win exciting prizes and vouchers. Our scoreboard will keep track of active participation!Whether you’re a new developer, someone with little or no experience with Adobe ColdFusion, or even if you have been using it all your life, Adobe ColdFusion Developers Week 2021 is where you need to be. Don’t miss out!https://adobe.vconfex.com/site/adobe-coldfusion-developer-week/977Ortus’s Conferences for 2021Into the Box 2021 - live in Person in Texas.September 23rd and 24th.No workshops this year.Call for speakers coming this week now we know we’re in person.Deadline for Call for Speakers June 30 - so submit ASAP - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXkZe7W-frEV5M4Id28Cz0wSr7meyJQfOnYEXgj7lzhcEA6g/viewformhttps://intothebox.orghttps://itb2021.eventbrite.comITB Latam 2021 - live in personDecember 2nd or 3rd 2021 (confirming dates asap)More 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 - Ben Nadel - Generating Color Swatches With GraphicsMagick And Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47The idea here is rather simple: I want to take the HEX value and generate a blank canvas using said HEX value as the background color. Then, I want to add a text-label for the HEX value and position in the bottom-left corner of the canvas.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4070-generating-color-swatches-with-graphicsmagick-and-lucee-cfml-5-3-7-47.htmTweet - Terry Beard#CFML #CF2018 deserializeJSON seems to be converting foo: true to foo: "YES". Anyone have any experience with this? #Coldfusionhttps://twitter.com/snackboy/status/1408459384053768198Blog - Ben Nadel - Using The OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.48 To Sanitize HTML Input And Prevent XSS AttacksEarlier this week, at the Adobe Co...