Raymond Camden

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• Code Kata: Parsing Strings Like "5mb" Into A Number Of Bytes In Lucee CFML 5.3.7.47

  Posted on Jan 25, 2021 at 2:29 PM

  Would be kind of cool if formatBytes didn't require a unit. So if I pass X to it, it recognizes, oh this is greater than 1 meg but less than a gif, so show it as N megs. Oh, this is greater than a gig, so show it as N gigs. Basically, apply the best unit to it.... read more »

• Proxying Amazon AWS S3 Pre-Signed-URL Uploads Using Netlify Functions

  Posted on Sep 3, 2020 at 9:52 AM

  I'm not sure it would work in this case, but don't forget that if you need to proxy URLs, you do not need to write a function on Netlify, you can do it with their redirects support: https://www.raymondcamden.com/2020/06/10/testing-netlifys-proxy-support-for-api-hiding... read more »

• Using ColdFusion Tags In CFScript In Lucee CFML

  Posted on Apr 9, 2020 at 4:50 PM

  @Igor - a lot of things, they have a ton of open source contributions, they run a great conference, but most of all (for me) is the "box" command line, which lets you go into a directory, type "box server start", and it fires up a CF or Lucee server right from the directo... read more »

• Using ColdFusion Tags In CFScript In Lucee CFML

  Posted on Feb 10, 2020 at 9:40 AM

  Lucee, and Ortus, have done more for ColdFusion in the past few years than I think Adobe has done in a decade.... read more »

• Using Chalk 2.0's Tagged Template Literals For Nested And Complex Styling

  Posted on Jul 6, 2017 at 9:01 AM

  Interesting - ok thanks for sharing that.... read more »

• Using Chalk 2.0's Tagged Template Literals For Nested And Complex Styling

  Posted on Jul 5, 2017 at 10:53 AM

  I guess what I'm saying is - what is this? "the tagged templates are just for a small set of use-cases where the color requirements are significantly complex" Like - I'm not saying you would never have a reason for this - I just want to hear one. ;)... read more »

• Using Chalk 2.0's Tagged Template Literals For Nested And Complex Styling

  Posted on Jul 5, 2017 at 10:40 AM

  I have to ask (and to be clear, "practicality" is rarely something I care about), but what is the *real* use for something like this? Don't get me wrong - I can definitely seeing using different colors in output to help point out success/error/warnings, but this seems *incredibly* complex ... read more »

• I Wish JavaScript Had A Way To Map And Filter Arrays In A Single Operation

  Posted on Jun 6, 2017 at 8:30 AM

  I didn't read (yet!), but is this what you want? http://2ality.com/2017/04/flatmap.html... read more »

• Programming JavaScript Applications By Eric Elliott - Revisited

  Posted on May 18, 2015 at 8:38 AM

  Thanks for this review, I've added it to my queue. "Coming from a ColdFusion / J2E background, Node.js feels like a laughably brittle environment." Big plus one. The first time I discovered that a bug in a Node.js app could kill the whole thing I was really surprised. :)... read more »

• Using ImgIX For On-Demand Image Processing At Web Scale In ColdFusion Applications

  Posted on Nov 19, 2014 at 4:23 PM

  Cool. Dina (and Ben, I apologize if this too far off topic, let me know) - in your pricing plans there is a price per render. If I'm doing a blur on an image, is that render charged every time or only once if the cached version is used?... read more »

• Using ImgIX For On-Demand Image Processing At Web Scale In ColdFusion Applications

  Posted on Nov 19, 2014 at 4:14 PM

  Oh wow, so it's not even on their service anymore. Yeah, that is even *more* reassuring.... read more »

• Using ImgIX For On-Demand Image Processing At Web Scale In ColdFusion Applications

  Posted on Nov 19, 2014 at 4:06 PM

  @Dina: Ah, that makes a lot of sense, and thank you for taking the time to explain it. Your service sounds pretty darn cool.... read more »

• Using ImgIX For On-Demand Image Processing At Web Scale In ColdFusion Applications

  Posted on Nov 19, 2014 at 3:58 PM

  @Dina: I get that but... shoot, even if you were Google itself, I'd not trust you to be up 100% of the time. If I knew that I needed a set of resized images from one source, I'm not sure why I'd keep calling your service for them. You didn't say though - are we allowed to "keep" the new ... read more »

• Using ImgIX For On-Demand Image Processing At Web Scale In ColdFusion Applications

  Posted on Nov 19, 2014 at 3:45 PM

  Ah good question James - can users of the API store, and keep, the results? So I don't have to keep hitting it to do the same effect?... read more »

• Using ImgIX For On-Demand Image Processing At Web Scale In ColdFusion Applications

  Posted on Nov 19, 2014 at 11:25 AM

  I honestly don't remember. The example they used was products where they could quickly change size + color as well (so a blue dress could be shown as a red dress).... read more »

• Using ImgIX For On-Demand Image Processing At Web Scale In ColdFusion Applications

  Posted on Nov 19, 2014 at 10:53 AM

  Very cool. Adobe had some type of service like this - on the high end. It was mentioned at MAX once and I never saw it again.... read more »

• Bind Your Error Handler Before Your Readable Handler When Using Node.js Streams

  Posted on Sep 2, 2014 at 9:57 AM

  To be honest, the whole "adventure" thing isn't really.. an adventure. Literally it doesn't come into play at all. You have N challenges and that's it. Now - they are *very* good challenges I think, don't get me wrong, but it isn't really a game per se.... read more »

• Bind Your Error Handler Before Your Readable Handler When Using Node.js Streams

  Posted on Sep 2, 2014 at 6:25 AM

  Have you tried NodeSchool's stream challenges? http://nodeschool.io/#stream-adventure... read more »

• My First Look At Streams In Node.js

  Posted on Jul 21, 2014 at 8:05 PM

  I'd *strongly* recommend this series for learning more about Node streams: http://nodeschool.io/#stream-adventure Actually, *all* the courses are worth your time.... read more »

• Posting Form Data With $http In AngularJS

  Posted on Jun 4, 2014 at 9:55 AM

  I believe then what Ben describes here is what you would need.... read more »