Aug 25, 2024
Mark Takata talks about “All About Adobe ColdFusion 2023 (Part 2: PDF, CCS, SSO, perf, security)” in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast with host Michaela Light.
“…So we decided to build this thing called CCS central configuration server. And it runs at the command line, basically, and allows you to control your servers from a central location.”.
Show notes
Enhanced HTML-to-PDF Conversion
- New HTML-to-PDF conversion engine
- Supports new CSS features for pixel perfect PDFs
- Imbed audio, video and SVG
- Old tags features for manipulation of PDFs and forms etc still work
- Increased file size limit by x100
- Optional future features eg DBX merge / header engine
New PDF Engine and Library Updates
- Updates several libraries, including Java, Solr, and Hibernate
- More secure
- Runs faster
Central Configuration Server (CCS)
- Simpler management of multiple ColdFusion instances
- Undo changes
- “Young” feature, UX a bit hard to set up, easy to use once set up.
SSO CF Admin Integration (SAML/LDAP)
- Users can log in using their corporate credentials with SSO (Single Sign On)
- Pin point access to parts of CF Admin
- Groups support
Performance optimizations to the ColdFusion engine.
- ACF 2023 came with Java 17 update which broke some security issues
- Cause initial slower in first release
- Was speed up with hotfixes.
- Future improvements in ACF 2024
Enhanced security features and protocols.
- SSO
- Java 17
- Protect logs
Integration with new technologies and frameworks.
- Updated libraries used by CF
Improved support for cloud platforms and services.
Developer tools and IDE enhancements.
Accessibility improvements.
Security, Stability, RAD and performance
Bug fixes and stability enhancements.
- 200+ bug fixes
- 500+ for ACF 2024
- Christmas holidays bug bash in JIRA
- https://tracker.adobe.com/ for public bug reporting
Annual release cycle and ACF 2024 beta
- Features fully defined and beta for show at CF Summit West (Las Vegas) in October 2024
- Better keep up with changing tech eg AI
Why are you proud to use CF?
- He built his entire career on CF
- Has professional used 13 other languages too and always comes back to CF
- Can explain why CF compared to other programming languages
- RAD - fast prototyping
- CF is growing
- More CF jobs
- Hack and code in CFML 40 lessons
- Junior devs now asking about CF
- Easier to learn esp for anyone knows JavaScript
- Modern ecosystem
WWIT to make CF more alive this year?
- TryCF
- Mark’s learning resources - ask him
- CF Community
- Talk about CF a local dev meetup
- Education
- CF Summit East announcements coming up
What are you looking forward to at CF Summit East?
- https://www.carahsoft.com/learn/event/50994-adobe-coldfusion-summit-east-2024
- April 24th, 2024
- Reston VA, on the metro, near Dulles airport
- CF product manager Charvi Dhoot will be ther
- Free and free breakfast and lunch
- CF certification training April 23rd
- $99
- Mark’s CF Summit talk on PDF all features
- CF Summit Online too
https://adobe-coldfusion-online-summit-2024.attendease.com/
- Happing now
- Smaller and more intimate event where you can talk with more other CFers and Adobe dev team.
- Dedicated conference space.
Mentioned in this episode
- 063 Scaling Your ColdFusion Applications (Clusters, Containers and Load Tips) with Mike Collins
- 110 CommandBox Workflow Magic (modules to speed up CF development), with Brad Wood
- 044 Let’s get GraphQL! (Smart API access from CFML), with Mark Drew
- 120 How is CFML Speed vs Other Languages? (Hint: really fast!), with Brad Wood
Bio
Mark Takata
Senior ColdFusion Technical Evangelist
Mark Takata is Adobe’s Senior Technical Evangelist for ColdFusion. With more than 25 years of experience in the tech industry, Mark brings a deep knowledge of programming, design, and his love for mentorship to this role, where he is the main touchpoint for the CF community.
Links
- Mark Takata | LinkedIn
- CFML slack channel, esp the Adobe channel and DMs
- takata@adobe.com