Modernize or Die® - CFML News for October 27th, 2020 - Episode 76

2020-10-27 Weekly News - Episode 76Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/lGXxIZdFg40 Hosts:Eric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsBrad Wood - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsGet live training from the makers of your favorite Box Product.Last Virtual Workshops of the year - Quick in NovemberCFCasts is releasing new Free and Paid content every weekPatreon SupportWe have 33 patreons providing 57% 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 EventsColdBox 6.1.0 releasedToday we are excited to bring our first minor release of our 6.x series: 6.1.0; with a nice collection of fixes and improvements. Enjoy!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-610-released CommandBox 5.2.0-RC build has been updatedAfter some good security feedback, the CommandBox 5.2.0-RC build has been updated to include* server setting to block flash remoting* static files are served via whitelist only nowRead more here if you missed the RC announcement: https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/commandbox-520-release-candidate-ready-for-testing Lucee Spreadsheet library 2.12.0 releasedLucee Spreadsheet library 2.12.0 released: adds a new option for setting common formatting styles more efficiently, and improved handling of tab delimited data in csvToQuery()https://github.com/cfsimplicity/lucee-spreadsheet Ortus October Webinar Announced - From Mura to ContentBox - Staying on the Open Source Upgrade TrackFriday, October 30th - 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -5:00)In this session, we will walk you through some of the differences between Mura CMS and Contentbox - from administration to design and development. During the session we will demonstrate a full conversion of a Mura CMS site to Contentbox.Hosted by Jon ClausenRegister today: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinarsICYMI - Online CF Meetup - "CF AMA: Ask Me Anything", with Charlie Arehart and Dan WilsonThursday, October 22, 202011:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDTJoin us for our first “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, configuration or tuning, deployment, security, the upcoming new CF version, recent CF versions, the future and state of CF, whatever.Event: https://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/events/274044740/Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBC4UPikoXk Seattle CFUG - Hands-on deep-dive into interacting with the Thinkific API.Wednesday, November 11, 20206:00 PM to 7:30 PM PSTHosted by - William Frankhouser and Leon O'DanielThis meeting features an hands-on deep-dive into interacting with the Thinkific API.Thinkific is one of the top platforms for online course delivery. This meetup builds upon the concepts shared at the October 2020 Seattle ColdFusion User Group Meeting to provide a hands-on experience interacting with the Thinkific API. https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-ColdFusion-User-Group/events/274050264/ICYMI - Seattle CFUG - Leon O'Daniel on Integrating Your ColdFusion App with the Thinkific Platform.Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM PDTOnline via ZoomThinkific is one of the top platforms for online course delivery. Learn how to integrate your ColdFusion application with Thinkific's API.https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-ColdFusion-User-Group/events/273472016/Recording: https://www.seattlecfug.org/presentations/ HacktoberFest 2020 - Last weekSupport open source and pick a limited edition T-shirt or plant a tree.Hacktoberfest® is open to everyone in our global community. Whether you’re a developer, student learning to code, event host, or company of any size, you can help drive growth of open source and make positive contributions to an ever-growing community. All backgrounds and skill levels are encouraged to complete the challenge.Hacktoberfest is a celebration open to everyone in our global community.Pull requests can be made in participating GitHub-hosted repositories/projects, classified with the Hacktoberfest topic.You can sign up anytime between October 1 and October 31.https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/hacktoberfest-updateCFCasts Content UpdatesCFCasts just debuted bite-sized Spanish language videos! - Bases de la programación      - Introducción       - Conceptualización Parte 1Send your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferences and TrainingGroupBy ConferenceOctober 27-28GroupBy was started by Brent Ozar. In February 2019 GroupBy announced that it will remain a free, volunteer-run event, staffed with SQL Community volunteers. Price: Freehttps://groupby.org/ Ortus Workshops - Virtual Live training2 day Workshop - November 5-6, 2020 - Quick Workshop lead by Eric Petersonhttps://www.ortussolutions.com/eventsPodcast Code:PODCAST10 - 10% offDeploy - by Digital Ocean DigitalOcean’s first virtual global 24‑hour community conference.Starts November 10 at 10am ESTWhat to expect: - Over 80 tech-focused sessions - New product announcements - Developer-focused breakout rooms - Special keynotes - Hourly goody giveaways - Fun virtual rooms - Free and easy to RSVPhttps://www.digitalocean.com/deploy/Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2020 - Replaces CF Summit WestDate: November 17-19Location: Onlinehttps://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/Admission: FreeSpeakers now listed: https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/speakers/Adobe ColdFusion Certification now available OnlineAdobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification progra...