Modernize or Die® - CFML News for November 30th, 2021 - Episode 127

2021-11-30 Weekly News - Episode 127Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/xjME3K3L1Zk Hosts: Gavin Pickin - Senior Developer for Ortus SolutionsDaniel Garcia - Software 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. 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 new Book - 102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)Patreon SupportWe have 38 patreons providing 98% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. News and EventsNew Host - Daniel GarciaListen to find out more about him.Into the Box LATAM - this week!!!CF Summit next week - No Podcast because we’ll be at the conference!!!Advent of Code starts Dec 1stAdvent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. People use them as a speed contest, interview prep, company training, university coursework, practice problems, or to challenge each other.You don't need a computer science background to participate - just a little programming knowledge and some problem solving skills will get you pretty far. Nor do you need a fancy computer; every problem has a solution that completes in at most 15 seconds on ten-year-old hardware.https://adventofcode.com/ Ortus Redis Cache Extension V2.0.011 new features, 1 improvement and 3 bug fixes.Major enhancements focus on Pub Sub capabilities, Docker support, and Cluster Protocol support for RedisCluster, Sentinel, AWS and DigitalOcean.https://www.forgebox.io/view/5C558CC6-1E67-4776-96A60F9726D580F1/version/2.0.0-snapshot ICYMI - Mid Michigan CFUG Meeting - Using AI and machine learning along with ColdFusion to build a smarter call center with Nick KwiatkowskiTuesday 11/9/21 at 7 pm easternUsing AI and machine learning along with ColdFusion to build a smarter call center at the next Mid-Michigan CFUG meeting Tuesday 11/9/21 at 7 pm eastern.  Michigan State University’s, Nick Kwiatkowski, will be showing how to create voice and text-based chat bots that you can deploy to your contact centers (and help desks!) to help automate frequently asked questions.Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsX4r2XY-csICYMI - Ortus Webinar for November - Javier Quintero - FORGEBOX Business Plan: Introducing Organizations and TeamsNovember 19th at 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)In this webinar, Javier Quintero, lead developer of FORGEBOX, will present the new features and the improved UI that is now available on FORGEBOX 6. Moreover, he’ll explore in depth the Business Plan that is directed towards organizations and teams so they can collaborate and support their software building needs. He will show us how to create a new organization, how you can add members to it with specific roles, and how you can control teams, members, packages and publish access.with Javier Quintero Recording: https://cfcasts.com/series/webinars-2021/videos/javier-quintero-on-forgebox-business CFCasts Content Updateshttps://www.cfcasts.com Just ReleasedOrtus Webinar for November - Javier Quintero - FORGEBOX Business Plan: Introducing Organizations and TeamsYouth Trainings - Universidad Don BoscoControl de Versiones Parte 2Coming this weekYouth Trainings - Universidad Don BoscoA new series of ForgeBox coming very soonSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingAWS re:Invent THIS WEEKNOV. 29 – DEC. 3, 2021 | LAS VEGAS, NVCELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF RE:INVENTVirtual: FreeIn Person: $1799https://reinvent.awsevents.com/ Postgres Build THIS WEEKOnline - FreeNov 30-Dec 1 2021https://www.postgresbuild.com/ ITB Latam 2021 THIS WEEKDecember 2-3, 2021Into the Box LATAM is back and better than ever! Our virtual conference will include speakers from El Salvador and all over the world, who'll present on the latest web and mobile technologies in Latin America.Registration is completely free so don't miss out!ITB Latam Schedule Postedhttps://latam.intothebox.org/ Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2021 - NEXT WEEKDecember 7th and 8th - VirtualAgenda is out!!!2 tracks - 1 all CFML - the other a mix of CFML and semi-related topicsRegister for Free - https://cfsummit.vconfex.com/site/adobe-cold-fusion-summit-2021/1290Blog - https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/09/adobe-coldfusion-summit-2021-registrations-open/ Tweet from Mark Takata - https://twitter.com/MarkTakata/status/1463364824637661184 10 days away from @Adobe @coldfusion #CFSummit2021 and we're over 8000 registrations & still going. Can we get this OVER 9000?!?! cfsummit2021.com/?src=twtr #CFML #Conference #ColdFusionNginx APAX Sprint 2.1December 7-8th, 2021https://www.nginx.com/events/nginx-sprint-apac-2021 jConf.devNow a free virtual eventDecember 9th starting at 8:30 am CDT/2:30 pm UTC.https://2021.jconf.dev/?mc_cid=b62adc151d&mc_eid=8293d6fdb0 VueJS Nation ConferenceOnline Live EventJanuary 26th & 27th 2022Register for FreeCall for Speakers is open until Dec 31 2021https://vuejsnation.com/ 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 - Referencing String Characters Using Array-Notation In ColdFusion 2021A few years ago, I mentioned that you can treat Strings like character arrays in Lucee CFML. It turns out, you can do the same thing in Adobe ColdFusion. I am not sure what version this was added in; but, I'm ...