Recent Adobe ColdFusion 2021-2023 Updates - Real World Experiences

Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 18 In this episode, we are joined by Charlie Arehart to discuss our real world experiences helping customers apply the recent updates that required code changes around unscoped variables and encryption algorithms. Guests Charlie Arehart - Independent Consultant Dakota Clum - xByte Cloud CTO Ryan Brown - xByte Cloud CMO Topics Discussed: How to correctly pronounce Charlie's last name What is 2021 update 13 / 2023 update 7 - "March Update" What scopes don't have to be updated How to temporarily delay making scoping changes and should you do it Where to set variables application.CFC Tools to find scoping issues and fix them Logging issues and possible performance hits at scale Scanning your code Cleaning up your technical debt What is 2021 update 14 / 2023 update 8 - "June Update" What makes algorithms better Misconception about what is required - Adobe picks new default Code and database changes required Possible exposure to not updating Can you have ColdFusion use the old algorithm in your code Are people upgrading yet Useful Links ColdFusion 2023 Update 7-8 https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2023-update-7.html https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2023-update-8.html ColdFusion 2021 Update 13-14 https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2021-update-13.html https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2021-update-14.html Charlie's Relevant Blogs https://carehart.org/blog/2024/3/12/cf_updates_march_2024_possible_breaking_change https://carehart.org/blog/2024/6/11/cf_updates_june_2024_possible_breaking_change https://carehart.org/blog/2024/7/18/dont_miss_helpful_feature_identify_implicit_scopes https://carehart.org/blog/2024/7/22/on_handling_jun_2024_cf_update_change_of_default_encryption_algorithm Tools to find issues and fix them https://www.petefreitag.com/blog/fixinator-unscoped-variable/ https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/developing-applications/developing-cfml-applications/debugging-and-troubleshooting-applications/using-the-code-analyzer.html To learn more about ColdFusion at xByte Cloud, visit https://www.xbytecloud.com/hosting/windows-coldfusion-managed-server