Modernize or Die® - CFML News Podcast for October 10th, 2023 - Episode 205

2023-10-10 Weekly News — Episode 205Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/_K0cN5cQ-rY?feature=shareHosts: Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus SolutionsDaniel Garcia- Senior Developer at Ortus SolutionsThanks to our Sponsor - Ortus SolutionsThe makers of ColdBox, CommandBox, ForgeBox, TestBox and all your favorite box-es 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 ReposStar 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 review AND WE WILL READ IT ON THE SHOWSign up for a free or paid account on CFCasts, which is releasing new content regularlyBOXLife store: https://www.ortussolutions.com/about-us/shopBuy Ortus’s Books102 ColdBox HMVC Quick Tips and Tricks on GumRoad (http://gum.co/coldbox-tips)Now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJHB712MLearn Modern ColdFusion (CFML) in 100+ Minutes - Free online https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/ or buy an EBook or Paper copy https://www.ortussolutions.com/learn/books/coldfusion-in-100-minutes  Patreon Support (sensational)We have 38 patreons: https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions. News and AnnouncementsHacktoberfest is here!CELEBRATE OUR 10TH YEAR SUPPORTING OPEN SOURCE!This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hacktoberfest, and we’re calling on your support! Whether it’s your first time participating—or your tenth—it’s almost time to hack out four pristine pull/merge requests as we continue our month of support for open source.Hacktoberfest has grown from 676 participants in 2014 to nearly 147,000 participants last year. To help ensure Hacktoberfest can be sustained for another decade, this year we’re moving away from a free t-shirt reward to a digital reward.All Ortus Repos will qualify, including our docs repos!Discord: https://discord.gg/hacktoberfest https://hacktoberfest.com/ New Releases and UpdatesAdobe Updates10/10/2023- Refreshed the Server ZIP and GUI installers, Lockdown installer, and Add-on installer for ColdFusion (2023 release).https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-downloads.html#download0Lucee 5.4.3.11-RC is outThis is a bug fix release addressing the all the regressions found in 5.4.3 (all the 5.4.4.x fixes are backported into this RC as well)Plan is for a quick RC, as people have been testing all the fixes along the way.Assuming there are no regressions found, we will be merging the private CVE branch back into the public branch a week after the stable release, so if you haven’t already upgraded to a CVE version, it’s time to update.LDEV-4480 - "." should not be accepted/converted as/to a numberLDEV-4675 - admin Error: requested action doesn't existLDEV-4676 - SerializeJSON() produces invalid JSON when serializing some CFC instancesLDEV-4690 - admin: login prompt for every requestLDEV-4691 - 5.4.3.2 QofQ rounds decimal column type to integer when joiningLDEV-4693 - Integer BigDecimal values are converted to strings with trailing 0sLDEV-4695 - 5.4.3.2 QoQ incompatible data type with subquery IN operatorhttps://dev.lucee.org/t/5-4-3-7-snapshot-ready-for-testing/13001 CBWire 3.1 ReleasedI'm very excited to announce the latest release of CBWIRE, version 3.1. This release contains a couple of bug fixes, but mostly new features that you can start using right away in your applications.`autoInjectAssets` configuration property`onUpdate` and `onUpdateProperty` Lifecycle hooksApplication Helpers available in Wire component templates.Unified component and templatesBug fixesThere's lots packed into 3.1 and we highly recommend upgrading, even if it's just for the bug fixes.Enjoy and please let us know your thoughts on CBWIRE!https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/cbwire-31-releasedWebinar / Meetups and WorkshopsICYMI: OOP & ColdFusionNolan ErckFriday, September 29, 2023 @ 12 PM HAST (Hawaii Standard Time)Object-Oriented Programming is a common term in programming languages. It’s a vast concept but to sum it up in a single line, it is a set of concepts and techniques that make use of the “object” construct, to write more reusable, maintainable, and organized code. Objects are implemented differently in every language. In ColdFusion, we have ColdFusion Components (CFCs) that can be instantiated to create objects.Anyone who has ever studied OOP must know that there are four main concepts, which are:AbstractionEncapsulationInheritancePolymorphismhttps://www.meetup.com/hawaii-coldfusion-meetup-group/events/294629892/Eric is doing a workshop on Inertia JS and cbInertia for Hawaii CFUG this month sometime.CFCasts Content Updateshttps://www.cfcasts.comRecent ReleasesMastering CBWire — How CBWIRE Workshttps://cfcasts.com/series/mastering-cbwire-3/videos/3-mastering-cbwire-v3-how-cbwire-works-vfInto the Box 2023 Videos is available for purchase as an EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM package. https://cfcasts.com/series/itb-2023 Subscribers will get access to premium packages after a 6 month exclusive window.Into the Box Attendees should have their coupon code in the email already!!!!Coming SoonMastering CBWIRE v3 from GrantColdBox Elixir from EricConferences and Training.CFSummit RecapInto the Box LATAMNovember 30thUniversity of Business in El Salvador.https://latam.intothebox.org/Speakers and Schedules availableITB 2024Location: Optica in Washington, DCAnnouncement Blog Post: https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/our-into-the-box-2024-venue-and-dates-are-setDates: May 15-17, 2024Get Blind Tickets Now: