The new security vulnerability Log4j is 10/10 on the “Hacking Richter scale”. How might it be affecting your ColdFusion servers? And what can you do to protect your company? TLDR; This issue affects most servers as Log4j is used by many software tools on modern servers, as well some versions of Adobe ColdFusion. Lucee CFML […]
Is Adobe ColdFusion Dead? Programmers and CIOs Often Ask This Question
”Is Adobe ColdFusion dead?” It’s almost impossible to type ColdFusion into a search bar and avoid a pop-up suggestion, so let’s settle it now. Developers who prefer ColdFusion, and programmers in general, tend to be subjective around this type of topic that calls for the comparison of different programming languages. Young programmers like to compare […]
Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021
Adobe ColdFusion Developer Week 2021 was held from Tuesday 6/22/21 through Thursday 6/24/21. It was an online event, and all sessions were recorded for attendees (more on that further in the text). So even if you did not attend the event, you should register for it and be able to download the recordings. About the […]
108 Adobe ColdFusion Dev Week 2021 Revealed with Kishore Balakrishnan
Kishore Balakrishnan talks about “Adobe ColdFusion Dev Week 2021 Revealed” in this episode of the CF Alive Podcast, with host Michaela Light. Show notes What exactly is CF Dev Week 3 days of online CF goodness 8 sessions per day over several timezone, with breaks during the day to keep up with home or work […]
100 CF Alive Revolution
ColdFusion Alive started as an antidote to a lot of negativity, isolation, and nay-saying within the developer community, especially among those using Adobe’s development platform. For years, I’d respond to claims that ColdFusion was deader than Jimmy Hoffa. That it was “legacy.” That it couldn’t compete with its modern, newer competitors. It was a struggle […]
Adobe ColdFusion 2021, in the Cloud (Modernized CF 2021 For the Next Decade)
Adobe ColdFusion 2021 released (more details revealed) Adobe ColdFusion 2021 is released! It was born a few days before ColdFusion Summit 2020 in November 2020. We look at all the new features for multi-cloud, microservices, llambda, performance, security and more below. And yes the name did change from CF 2020 to CF 2021. More on […]
4 Reasons WHY You Need a ColdFusion Consultant
I remember consulting for a company — let’s call them Waldo’s Widgets. We’d been working on modernizing WW’s ColdFusion infrastructure. Easy enough, for almost every measure. The CIO called me to check our progress. I told him things were going great. “My team should be able to do this themselves,” he said, sounding annoyed. […]
Adobe ColdFusion Comprehensive Guide (More Powerful, More Modernized, More Alive)
Programming in CFML has become cool (again). It used to be reserved for the top 1% of the crowd and for the government. Not anymore. As the CIO of a top company, you have a responsibility to use the top-notch resources available out there. That’s Adobe ColdFusion, without a doubt. Overview This article answers your […]
ColdFusion Server Crashing – First 3 Steps to Fix it Fast
Has your site or app ever crashed, sending the IT department into a collective meltdown? Perhaps you’re running an e-commerce site whose customers can’t log in. Or a networking platform that’s suddenly off everyone’s network. Downtime and site maintenance can be costly resource hogs that draw your IT team’s attention away from other vital work. […]
What are CFers learning in 2021?
I ran a poll on Facebook last week about this topic. It seems to me that the community (ColdFusion community) is interested in investing in learning even more now. Various topics have emerged, and interesting results have come about. Some results were expected, but some others have been surprising, and that’s what I like most […]
