Modernize or Die® - CFML News for March 8th, 2022 - Episode 138

2022-03-08 Weekly News - Episode 138Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/DO6_4ccmyVg Hosts: Luis Majano- CEO of Ortus SolutionsGavin Pickin - 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. Help ORTUS reach for the Stars - Star and Fork our Reposhttps://github.com/coldbox/coldbox-platformhttps://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/ContentBox/https://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/commandbox/https://github.com/ortus-solutions/docker-commandboxhttps://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/testbox/https://github.com/coldbox-modules/qb/https://github.com/coldbox-modules/quick/https://github.com/coldbox-modules/cbwirehttps://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/DocBoxStar all of your Github Box Dependencies from CommandBox with https://www.forgebox.io/view/commandbox-github Subscribe to our Podcast on your Podcast Apps and leave us a reviewSign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content every weekBuy Ortus’s Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips) Patreon SupportWe have 36 patreons providing 96% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. Modernize SpotlightAwesome shoutout to Ortus in the Boxteam Slack from Don BallamyShoutout to the Ortus team!  A few weeks ago we had a major security incident on our network at Azure (not CF related) that caused us to rebuild our entire network of virtual machines.  We hired a security firm to oversee the rebuild and one of our legacy API apps running on CF 11 was flagged and had to be upgraded to CF 2021 (we had planned to, but time had been limiting it).  I spent a few days trying, this app was originally written in ColdFusion 8, but then gave up and decided to rewrite the entire API application using ColdBox 6.  I was able to rebuild the entire application in 3 days.  Without the tools you guys create and work on a daily basis, this would not have been possible.  Thank You!https://boxteam.slack.com/archives/C0532LKQ3/p1646535163494699 News and EventsBuilt with ColdFusion CFMLThis repo is a community repo to list and showcase companies, sites and technologies powered by ColdFusion (CFML) and several Ortus Products.To contribute, fork and star the project. Then add your own organization file in the orgs directory and then append the name of that file ( excluding the extension ), in to the cfml-rocks.json array of orgs. You may use the schema below for reference. Send us your pull request and once validated, we will add it to the repo and site.https://github.com/Ortus-Solutions/built-with-cfml-box/CFML Spreadsheet v3.4.0 releasedSpreadsheet-CFML 3.4.0 released with a new sheetInfo() method to return properties of a specific sheet within your workbook https://github.com/cfsimplicity/spreadsheet-cfml Ortus Webinar - March - ForgeBoxication with Gavin PickinMarch 25th, 2022 Time: 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)ForgeBox is CFML's package management system, and in this webinar you will learn how you can use it with any cfml app you have. You'll learn how to use ForgeBox packaged in your app, commit your own code to ForgeBox, and if we have time we might even make your code into a ColdBox module.Register today: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkduGurDgoHNf4sljBngAFLpoNSNLkzom3 More Webinars: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinars Hawaii CFUG User Group - Moving your Legacy ColdFusion application to Modern CFML with Mark TakataMarch 24th, 20221:00pm Hawaiian TimeWe’ve all seen old legacy code in our ColdFusion applications.How do you move that legacy code to modern CFML with easier maintenance and deployment, fewer bugs, and streamlined code?Why Move to Modern CFMLMost of us understand that moving our legacy applications to modern CFML is smart.Easier MaintenanceRapid DeploymentFewer BugsModern, Responsive Front-Endhttps://hawaiicoldfusionusergroup.adobeconnect.com/legacy/ Happy Birthday Docker - Docker Community All HandsThursday, March 31, 2022 | 8:00am - 11:00am PTJoin us in celebrating Docker’s 9th birthday at our next Community All Hands! This virtual event is a unique opportunity for the community to come together with Docker staff to learn, share and collaborate about all things Docker.https://www.docker.com/event-community-all-hands Adobe WorkshopsJoin the Adobe ColdFusion Workshop to learn how you and your agency can leverage ColdFusion to create amazing web content. This one-day training will cover all facets of Adobe ColdFusion that developers need to build applications that can run across multiple cloud providers or on-premiseWEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 20229:00 AM CETDamien Bruyndonckx https://workshop-cf-adobe.meetus.adobeevents.com/ THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 20229:00 AM CESTDamien Bruyndonckxhttps://adobe-workshop-coldfusion.meetus.adobeevents.com/ FREE :)Full list - https://meetus.adobeevents.com/coldfusion/ CFCasts Content Updateshttps://www.cfcasts.com Just ReleasedBrad Wood on CommandBox 5.x. https://www.cfcasts.com/series/ortus-webinars-2022/videos/brad-wood-on-commandbox-5.x.Conferences and TrainingDocker Community All HandsThursday, March 31, 2022 | 8:00am - 11:00am PTJoin us in celebrating Docker’s 9th birthday at our next Community All Hands! This virtual event is a unique opportunity for the communit...