Modernize or Die® - CFML News for September 8th, 2020 - Episode 69

2020-09-08 Weekly News - Episode 69Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtu.be/fVAFIqlmQs4 Hosts:Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsEric Peterson- Software Consultant for Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsGet live training from the makers of your favorite Box Product.2 ColdBox Virtual Workshops coming in OctoberCFCasts is releasing new Free and Paid content every weekPatreon SupportWe are at the 55% mark for fully funding all of 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 EventsFusion Reactor 8.5 has been released.https://docs.fusion-reactor.com/release-notes/Lucee Spreadsheet lib 2.11.0 releasedLucee Spreadsheet lib 2.11.0 released adding more control over data types when adding rows, plus support for hex colour values. Thanks to @gamesover for the great suggestions and testing. #cfml https://github.com/cfsimplicity/lucee-spreadsheethttps://twitter.com/cfsimplicity/status/1301919256959950848https://twitter.com/cfsimplicityOrtus Webinar - Modern Coldfusion - No more copy and pasteFriday September 25th 2020 at 11:00 AM CDT (GMT -5:00)with Gavin PickinCopy and Paste coding is a tried and true development method, but as your project grows, so can your headaches. With Modern ColdFusion there are lots of tools in your toolbelt that can make your life easier when it comes to maintaining your code. In this webinar we'll look at best practices for keeping your code DRY (don't repeat yourself) and maintainable across your project and even multiple projects.Register now: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/webinarsCFCasts Content UpdatesConfigure your CFML servers with CFConfig - Configure your CFML servers with CFConfig ( Intro ) - Show and Set, CFConfig's Primary CommandsSend your suggestions at https://cfcasts.com/supportConferencesInto the Box 2020 - Workshops - Virtual Live trainingOctober2 day Workshop - ColdBox Zero to Hero - lead by Gavin Pickin2 day Workshop - ColdBox Hero to Superhero - lead by Luis Majanohttps://www.ortussolutions.com/eventsPodcast Code:PODCAST10 - 10% offThere is a code for ITB attendees to save 15% - If you didn’t get the email contact us. JConf.devSeptember 30th, 9am - 4pm CSThttps://jconf.dev/Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2020 - Replaces CF Summit WestDate: November 17-19Location: Onlinehttps://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/Admission: FreeSpeaker sign up for Adobe https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/speaker-application/Deadline: August 20th. - Deadline changed.Adobe ColdFusion Certification now available OnlineAdobe Certified Professional: Adobe ColdFusion is an industry-leading certification program from Adobe, for ColdFusion developers. The course consists of 50+ online videos and is designed for professionals who have basic to advanced level proficiency in any computer language and basic understanding of how web pages work. Successfully passing an assessment test at the end of the program will reward participants with a badge and certificate from Adobe. Blog: https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2020/07/coldfusion-certification-online-now/Register: https://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family/certificate.htmlCF CampTBAMore conferences: https://confs.tech/Blogs, Tweets and Videos of the WeekTweet - Brad Wood - QoQ for LuceeAfter a week of work, I've submitted a pull to @lucee_server that has completely revamped QoQ support. Tons of features are now supported natively instead of relying on HSQLDB & its MUCH faster. Even faster than Adobe ColdFusion 2018 in most tests! #CFMLhttps://twitter.com/bdw429s/status/1303353108647628804https://twitter.com/bdw429s Tweet - Tony Junkes - Adobe’s PDF Tools Java SDKGot around to finishing a conversion of Adobe's PDF Tools Java SDK sample project into CFML. Run it manually or via CommandBox. Each sample can also be run directly in a terminal using a CommandBox Task Runner. #cfml #coldfusionhttps://github.com/tonyjunkes/pdftools-java-sdk-cfml-sampleshttps://twitter.com/tonyjunkes/status/1303209153679294469https://twitter.com/tonyjunkes Blog - Ben Nadel - The Elvis / Null Coalescing Operator Can Sometimes Replace The Safe Navigation Operator In Lucee CFML 5.3.6.61Yesterday, when I was listening to the latest episode of the Modernize or Die Podcast, Brad Wood said something that I had not heard before: that the Safe Navigation operator can usually be replaced with the Elvis / Null Coalescing operator in Lucee CFML. I had always just assumed that without the safe navigation syntax, undefined keys would still throw null-reference errors, regardless of whether or not the Elvis operator was involved. As it turns out, Brad was right! Though, it only works if the given expression does not contain a method call. Since this was news to me, I thought it was worth a quick demo in Lucee CFML 5.3.6.61.https://www.bennadel.com/blog/3890-the-elvis-null-coalescing-operator-can-sometimes-replace-the-safe-navigation-operator-in-lucee-cfml-5-3-6-61.htm Blog - Matthew Clemente - Building a Basic Uptime Monitor with PipedreamDuring a recent live-coding session, I tried to build a website uptime monitor with Pipedream. Even with a few digressions, I managed to get most of it done within the hour, and figured that the process and platform were worth sharing.https://blog.mattclemente.com/2020/09/06/pipedream-uptime-monitoring.htmlBlog & Video - Ben Nadel - Temporary Upload Files Are Duplicated And Persisted When A Request Uses CFThread In Lucee CFML 5.3.6.61Earlier this week, Pablo Fredrikson from our Platform team was paged because one o...