Chris G

Recent Blog Comments By Chris G

• Creating Java Classes From JAR Files In Adobe ColdFusion 2025

  Posted on Jun 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM

  Nothing to add to the conversation...I'm just wishing I could react to existing comments with a thumbs-up, heart, etc. Sometimes, the comments are as interesting as the article :) I've always found the DX of loading java classes in CF to be confusing, and I (always) have to refer back to the... read more »

• Rendering QR Codes With Zxing And ColdFusion

  Posted on Jun 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM

  This was a fascinating read! I know so much more about QR codes than I ever did before, and now I know how to generate them if I need to? Bonus! I always wondered how they incorporated the logo into a QR code...Mystery solved! Great stuff 👏🙏... read more »

• Hypermedia Systems By Carson Gross

  Posted on May 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM

  @Ben Nadel, Nice! My guess is that the idea of prefixes and suffixes is more to align with the CFW way of doing things. The form helpers are a prime example of this with all their prependToLabel etc. IDK. But as they say...there's more than one way to skin a cat. That's actually a pretty... read more »

• Hypermedia Systems By Carson Gross

  Posted on May 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM

  @Ben Nadel, Ha! I've forgotten about that. I actually cannot take any credit for the approach. All I did was take Grant Copley's YM_Headliner, written for CFW 1.x and updated it to work with 2.x But I agree and what I love most about it is that I can use it as my H1 tag as well as my TITLE... read more »

• Using :scope To Identify The Host Element In .querySelectorAll()

  Posted on Apr 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM

  So cool. CSS is pure magic 🪄✨... read more »

• ColdFusion And HTMX Contact App

  Posted on Apr 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM

  I love that you're delving into htmx as I've always been curious about it but haven't (yet) taken the time to do a deep dive myself. I'm not (yet) convinced I need it to be honest. It may be a solution looking for a problem, but I'm open (and interested) to learn along with you. When you d... read more »

• HTTP GET And HTTP POST Are Sufficient (For Me) In ColdFusion

  Posted on Apr 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM

  @Ben Nadel, Indeed I am. Filters are your friend when multiple routes all work with the same model to help cut down on the boilerplate. But I'm sure you know that already. It does require a bit of a mental shift, but I like how it also keeps things orderly and consistent as well.... read more »

• HTTP GET And HTTP POST Are Sufficient (For Me) In ColdFusion

  Posted on Apr 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM

  Well said! I think your strongest point was on bulk DELETE. Another reason could just be simply the inconsistent application of the verbs.... read more »

• Considering Aliases For EncodeForHtml(), EncodeForHtmlAttribute(), And EncodeForUrl() In ColdFusion

  Posted on Apr 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM

  @Ben Nadel, 🤣🤣🤣... read more »

• Considering Aliases For EncodeForHtml(), EncodeForHtmlAttribute(), And EncodeForUrl() In ColdFusion

  Posted on Apr 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM

  @Ben Nadel, Can we move on to the much more critical issue of spaces vs tabs? Spaces for life!!!... read more »

• Considering Polyfill Function Mechanics And Hoisting In ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM

  @Ben, I'm really sorry to hear about your depression and anxiety. It can be so difficult to find your way out of that haze. I find having purpose helps me, which is one reason I'm so grateful to have a company to run. I find purpose in self employment...gets me out of bed and keeps me moti... read more »

• Considering Aliases For EncodeForHtml(), EncodeForHtmlAttribute(), And EncodeForUrl() In ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM

  @Ron I love that approach! I've found that included templates can make debugging/troubleshooting so much more difficult, especially when the code cannot be viewed all at once and requires lots of scrolling.... read more »

• Considering Polyfill Function Mechanics And Hoisting In ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM

  @Ben This is really clever and gives me a much better understanding of CF's function mechanics. I appreciate how you step through the solution by first building up the problem in a clear, uncluttered, and understandable way. It must take you considerable time to craft your posts. Bonus is ... read more »

• Exploring Variadic Function Mechanics In ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM

  @Ben Nadel, HUGE undertaking and considering how much they've already accomplished (and support) I'm (very) impressed that they even found the time. Ray Camden is a solid get as their Boxlang evangelist as well. Go Ray! I love that we do, but not sure why we needed another engine. I think ... read more »

• Exploring Variadic Function Mechanics In ColdFusion

  Posted on Mar 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM

  Impressive that Boxlang is coming out the gate so strongly!... read more »

• Hypermedia Systems By Carson Gross

  Posted on Feb 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM

  Firstly, I loved this .. If nothing else, it's a palette cleanser for those of us that have been dining on thick-client applications for the last 15 years. Secondly, I'm so so so curious about digging into htmx, but just haven't ever made the time. Thirdly, I love, use, and highly... read more »

• Using The XOR Operator To Assert Connascence Of Existence In ColdFusion

  Posted on Feb 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM

  @Ben Nadel, yesssss!! both of those examples makes so much more sense to my tiny little brain. Especially the != example. If I used XOR more, it wouldn't be a struggle...but I've never actually used it so if I came across it in a codebase..it would break me (initially)! 😂... read more »

• Using The XOR Operator To Assert Connascence Of Existence In ColdFusion

  Posted on Feb 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM

  Interesting. This operator has always confused me, probably because I don't have a CS degree. I would have immediately reached for the (AND/OR) operators I know. And that would be much uglier...but maybe more easily understood down the road by someone more simple minded like myself? I'm conf... read more »

• Strange ___IMPLICITARRYSTRUCTVAR Behavior In ColdFusion

  Posted on Jan 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM

  This is incredibly insightful and very well explained. When I get random errors I can't explain, I usually just throw my hands up and hope it resolves itself 🤣 But now you've given me another possible angle to consider. Fortunately, I don't do much parallel processing.... read more »

• Unreasonable Hospitality By Will Guidara

  Posted on Dec 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM

  You have my attention. I'm adding this to my reading list now.... read more »