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Watch the full video on YouTube - https://youtu.be/NghBiiDKeo42019-11-26 Weekly News - Episode 29Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsNews and EventsColdFusion release new updates for CF2016 and 2018Adobe are pleased to announce that they have released the updates for the following ColdFusion versions:ColdFusion (2018 release) Update 6ColdFusion (2016 release) Update 13https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2019/11/coldfusion-2018-release-update-6-coldfusion-2016-release-update-13-released/Black Friday Special on Fusion Reactor Developer LicenseTo get a year’s license for FusionReactor Developer Edition at half price use coupon code FR-DEV-SAVER-19 at checkout. Hurry offer ends 30 November 2019.https://www.fusion-reactor.com/news/black-friday-sale-2019/Introducing CFML BadgesBlog - Matt Gifford - CFML BadgesA few years ago I forked an open-source project called For The Badge which provides funny and sometimes useful status badges for README files and documentation.I initially forked it so that I could add a few CFML-related badges into it, but the PR process was long and I realised that I had a number of badges that would need to be approved.So instead I cloned a copy of the repository and turned it into a CFML-specific badge site, with some general web development badges still included.Blog Post: https://www.monkehworks.com/2019/11/26/cfml-badges.htmlSite: https://cfmlbadges.monkehworks.comOnline Training - Pete Freitag - ColdFusion Security Training - Writing Secure CFMLA hands-on CFML / ColdFusion Security Training class for developers. Learn how to identify and fix security vulnerabilities in your ColdFusion / CFML applications.cfml codeWhen: Wednesday December 11, 2019 @ 11am-2pm & Thursday December 12 @ 11am-2pm(Eastern Standard Time, UTC -5) - 6 hours in total.Where: Online / Web ConferenceWho: Taught by Pete FreitagCost: $375/student ( after early bird $450/student)Early Bird Pricing Ends Dec 1st. Group (4+) Discounts Available ( upon request )https://foundeo.com/consulting/coldfusion/security-training/ConferencesInto the Box LATAM (LatinoAmerica)Dec 4, 2019 - San Salvador, El Salvador1 Day - 1 Track - Presented in SpanishSpeakers include: Luis Majano, Edgardo Cabezas, Jorge Reyes, Jon Clausen, Esmeralda Acevedo, Stephanie Monge, Javier QuinteroLots of great content, I had to use google translate to know what they were talking about.https://latam.intothebox.org/ Tickets available now. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/into-the-box-latinoamerica-2019-tickets-76371335721Blog Post: Curacao sponsors an unprecedented worldwide event in the region, the Into the Box Latin America https://lanoticiasv.com/la-curacao-es-patrocinar-de-un-evento-de-nivel-mundial-sin-precedentes-en-la-region-el-onto-the-box-In addition to the important sponsorship of La Curacao and other companies, the Into the Box Latin America has, for the first time, the support of the Government of El Salvador, through the Ministry of Innovation, through which work will be carried out to encourage technological spaces. CF Summit IndiaDec 7, 2019 - BangaloreThe ColdFusion India Summit is a confluence of everything in the realm of web applications. If you develop web applications, this is the place to be. For designers, developers, strategists and thought leaders, the ColdFusion India Summit provides the perfect forum to exchange ideas, inspiration and experiences.In addition to opportunities to interact with ColdFusion experts, domain leaders and peers, get to learn about the latest technologies, techniques, and strategies to rapidly build and successfully deliver web applications to the market. With the web applications scenario evolving rapidly, explore how ColdFusion is driving change and how you can propel this dynamism.Registration is complimentary.https://cfindiasummit.attendease.com/Blog Post about the Conference:https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2019/11/adobe-coldfusion-summit-india-bangalore-dec-7th/CF Alive Podcast interview with Kishore about CF Summit India 2019 - https://teratech.com/podcast/cf-summit-india-2019-revealed-with-adobes-kishore-balakrishnan/Into the Box 2020May 6-8, 2020 | TexasHyatt Place The Woodlands1909 Research Forest Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77380Call for Speakers is now open. We are always looking for lots of different content from different speakers, don’t be shy, submit something. Does not have to be related to BOX products.Early bird tickets will be available close to the end of the year.Call for Speakers: https://www.papercall.io/itb2020Buy 2019 Videos: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/itb2019/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekBlog - Matt Gifford - CFML swearjar updatesA few weeks ago I blogged about the latest open-source project, Swearjar.It has received a few updates which I wanted to highlightPS: Now this is standalone and a ColdBox Modulehttps://www.monkehworks.com/2019/11/26/swearjar-updates.htmlBlog - Matt Gifford - CFML BadgesA few years ago I forked an open-source project called For The Badge which provides funny and sometimes useful status badges for README files and documentation.I initially forked it so that I could add a few CFML-related badges into it, but the PR process was long and I realised that I had a number of badges that would need to be approved.So instead I cloned a copy of the repository and turned it into a CFML-specific badge site, with some general web development badges still included.https://www.monkehworks.com/2019/11/26/cfml-badges.htmlBlog - Ben Nadel - Tracking Feature Flags In New Relic And NRQL Using The Java Agent In Lucee CFML 5.3.3.62Over the last few years, I've talked a lot about how much I love using LaunchDarkly feature flags. Feature flags have completely changed the way that we deploy changes here at InVision. One of the common use-cases we have for feature flags is to add code that we think will lead to a performance improvement. Of course, in order to determine whether or not our optimizations are working, we need to be able to see how they handle real-world traffic. For that, we currently use New Relic. And, to differentiate the existing traffic from the "optimized" traffic, I'v...