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Ben Nadel replied to a post Opening The Dialog Element As A Fly-out Sidebar

Comment posted January 13, 2026

@Sebastian, I'm very excited about the pop-over and invoker commands. I've heard them get discussed quite a bit on the Syntax.fm podcast. That said, they are quite new. At least for the the first few months of 2026, I'm trying to focus on the web features that are new(ish), but not super fresh 😛 Bu... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Exploring The Dialog Element In HTML

Comment posted January 13, 2026

As a quick follow-up, I wanted to see if I could get the <dialog> element to open as a fly-out sidebar: https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4862-opening-the-dialog-element-as-a-fly-out-sidebar.htm At first, I was tripping over the user-agent's default CSS styles. But once I got past that, treating the dia... read entire comment.

AndreasRu replied to a post Storing Metadata On Select Option Elements

Comment posted January 11, 2026

I love using data-attributes (some still use hidden form fields the old way that pollute forms with irrelevant submit data). For conditional logic—like dynamically loading form fields based on selection—I attach data-attributes directly to elements and use this in event listeners. <select class="my-... read entire comment.

Gregory Alexander replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 10, 2026

@Ben Nadel, The search score is just a reflection of your SEO and has no bearing on your hit rate. Your Google Lighthouse scores are nearly perfect, and you have a ton of original and fresh content, so you should have an outstanding Google search presence. I am going to try to make it this year and ... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 10, 2026

@Gregory, I'm now fighting the urge to look at the stats - I know it will only make me feel bad :P That said, I get an email from Google Search like 2x a year telling me that my "Search Score" is a B - been a B for years. I have no idea what that's even based on or what can improve or degrade that s... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Storing Metadata On Select Option Elements

Comment posted January 10, 2026

That is facts! I've also been using them more for JavaScript hooks; which is especially nice with a ColdFusion framework like CFWheels where adding a class-name to a "form helper" might override the default classes being applied to that form UI. For example, if I wanted to wire an autocomplete to a ... read entire comment.

Gregory Alexander replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 10, 2026

@Ben, You will be fine with your traffic. Typically, tech sites are losing up to 80% of the traffic, but since you're probably already getting thousands of hits per day, it won't affect you much. I used to get 50-65 clicks a day, but now it's down to a dozen. You can't compare my blog to yours, unfo... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 9, 2026

As a quick follow-up, I've tried to compile a list of Widely Available web platform features that I want to spend some time looking into (according to the aforementioned Google Baseline project): https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4859-widely-available-web-platform-features-id-like-to-learn.htm This list... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 9, 2026

@Greg, In a way, I'm very lucky that I have not look at any analytics for this site in years. 😂 I had removed all my google tracking at some point vis-a-vis GDPR and never looked back. I'll very rarely look at indexing issues if Google sends me an alert. But, not knowing how hugely in decline my tr... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 9, 2026

@Aaron, Oh man, I can't imagine being a vet. On the one hand, I love animals; but on the other hand, so much of it is about helping families deal with bad news. I can't even count the number of times I'd be in the vet's waiting room and hear sobbing from down the hall. Just heart breaking. But such ... read entire comment.

Gregory Alexander replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 9, 2026

First of all, I am sorry that your furry one passed away- it's very much similar to losing a family member, and it is tough to deal with. Second, I understand that AI changed the ballgame with blogging. I personally lost thousands of clicks per month since AI was incorporated into search engines ove... read entire comment.

Aaron West replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 8, 2026

Ben, I appreciate your vulnerability and sharing with us. Ray's suggestion is a good one and something I've been thinking about too. I've never been to therapy but it's probably something I should try. I was laid off in Q1-2025 and it took much longer to find my next gig than it's ever taken in my 2... read entire comment.

Vikrant replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 7, 2026

Hi Ben, I just wanted to say that sometimes life hits hard and this is just part of it. I went through something similar myself. I lost my job and as you know finding work in the ColdFusion space is not easy at all. Because of no opportunity in CF I also had to move back to my home country. None of ... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 6, 2026

@Chris, I remember seeing your trip photos - looked amazing! I need to get out in nature more this year. That's one of the non-professional goals. I keep getting these ads on Facebook for "Adventure Decks" - these decks of cards for your area that show you cool places to go. Ironically, the little d... read entire comment.

Matthew C replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 6, 2026

Just wanted to add that your blogging has made a tremendously positive impact on my own career as a developer - in providing solutions to problems, practical insights, and an example of restless curiosity (not to mention prolific writing). To put it perhaps a bit tritely, you don't always know the i... read entire comment.

Chris G replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 5, 2026

Oh — and a feature request, if I may... React to Comments I find myself wanting to "react" to various comments on your blog. Just a quick acknowledgement of messages received or a show of support...like for @ray and @sg above.... read entire comment.

Chris G replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 5, 2026

@Ben, My heart goes out to you for your 2025 losses and difficulties. When I feel depressed, I lose all motivation for being productive. In fact, that's generally how I know I'm depressed. I took a solo US road trip this past year (5-weeks) and was depressed for nearly 2 months following. Worth it! ... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 5, 2026

@SG, Honestly, living in an area affected by war is something I can't even begin to wrap my head around. At InVision, we had devs in Ukraine, and they would talk about having to go to the basement for air-raid sirens and on my end it just seemed so unreal. My heart goes out to you for having to deal... read entire comment.

Ben Nadel replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 5, 2026

@Ray, I did a bit of couples therapy at the start of 2025, work out some communication issues with the missus. Then, did a bit of grief therapy after the dogo passed (both together and separately). Agreed that the big value-add for me was just being able to say some things out loud that were living ... read entire comment.

SG replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 5, 2026

Hey Ben, a friend reposted your linkedin post. 2025 was intense here too. I started a new company, closed another, and spent two weeks running in and out of a bomb shelter during Iran's rocket attack. Took me a few months to reset my adrenaline glands back to normal. That said, feeling pretty optimi... read entire comment.

Raymond Camden replied to a post Trying To Launch Into 2026

Comment posted January 5, 2026

Ben, have you considered therapy? I started after my first wife passed, and have gone off and on over the past few years. I was in therapy for a lot of 2025. It's not a silver bullet and doesn't work for everyone. To me, the biggest benefit is simply getting out the stuff that's thrashing in my mind... read entire comment.

CJ replied to a post Code Kata: Formatting Compound Strings In ColdFusion

Comment posted January 5, 2026

I have definitely been bitten by that listAppend single-character delimiter behavior before. It is one of those quirks you only remember after you see your output looks slightly off in production. I really appreciate you highlighting why the native approach fails for multi-character delimiters like ... read entire comment.

Jack P replied to a post Code Kata: Formatting Compound Strings In ColdFusion

Comment posted December 27, 2025

I would just do a series of ternary operators to deal with each item using one CFSET tag to concatenate the strings into whatever format is needed. I am not a script guy, so.... <cfset user = [prefix:"Dr.",fname:"Larry",lname:"Badonka",suffix:"Sr."]> <cfset theName = "#((user.prefix.len() IS 0)?'':t... read entire comment.

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