139 All About Adobe ColdFusion 2023 (Part 2: PDF, CCS, SSO, perf, security) with Mark Takata

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.”. https://youtu.be/n_PNO4jYOuE 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 Listen to the Audio 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,