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We are pleased to announce the first Release Candidate of CommandBox 5.0.0-RC.1 is now available.  This release started as 4.9.0-alpha, but we decided to go ahead with a major version bump due to some major updates in our Java libraries.  Most notably, Lucee 5.3 and Java 11 support.  Please help us test this RC.  If no issues are found, we'll turn it into a final release.  

They say love what you do and you’ll never have to work a day in your life. Well, those words couldn’t be truer to our team of experienced developers, consultants and engineers. In honor of Valentine’s day, we have gathered up their thoughts on what they love most about coding and CFML. 

Today we bring you a minor release for cbSecurity packed with features! Version 2.2 brings a complete overhaul of our jwt library and we have now switched over to the jwtcfml (https://forgebox.io/view/jwt-cfml) library which has given us a huge boost in capabilities especially supporting RS and ES algorithms. Check out their ForgeBox entry page to see all the features we inherit by using it.

We have also focused on improving our JWT and API security on this release, so check out the release notes for all the goodness!

# Install
install cbsecurity

# Update
update cbsecurity

We are so excited to bring you a major release for cbValidation! cbValidation has been around for quite some time and it was about time to give a major boost in development. We have also completely rewritten the documentation to make it more attractive and user-friendly (https://coldbox-validation.ortusbooks.com/). Enjoy!

# Install
install cbvalidation

# Update
update cbvalidation

We are so excited to bring a major version release of our Mementifier Module. For those of you who do not know what Mementifier is, here is a small synopsis.

What is Mementifier?

This module will transform your business objects into native ColdFusion (CFML) data structures with :rocket speed. It will inject itself into ORM objects and/or business objects alike and give them a nice getMemento() function to transform their properties and relationships (state) into a consumable structure or array of structures. It can even detect ORM entities and you don't even have to write the default includes manually, it will auto-detect all properties. No more building transformations by hand! No more inconsistencies! No more repeating yourself! Best of all, it is lightning fast!

Given last month’s success, we decided to continue with our webinar series. On February 27 at 11:00 AM EST, Jon Clausen will talk to us about "Containerizing CFML Applications." So, if you ever thought about containerizing your application and you’re trying to wrap up your head around the implementation details, then this webinar is just for you!

Gavin and Brad host this weeks episode.They talk Adobe's ColdFusion prerelease program. They announce ITB 2020 Workshops and Pricing. They talk about Eric Peterson hosting Ortus Solution's first Webinar of the year on cbInertia. They talk about Gavin and Michael Born's live streams and how Gavin started his daily code challenge with Codewars, streaming live on Twitter and replaying on YouTube.They discuss the big push for CFML to be added to Codewars and how it is now live on the Codewars site. Adobe CF Summit East 2020 announcing dates and prices, as well as Adobe's ColdFusion Specialist Certification Post Conference Workshop and Ortus Solution's Pre Conference Workshop. They discuss more information on CF Summit East 2020 and the workshops, ITB 2020 and the workshops, They also discuss some other conferences you should consider attending. They spotlight a lot of great blog posts, tweets, videos and podcasts, too many to list, so listen to the show.

They show off our ForgeBox module of the Week, Jordan Clarks CFIPAPI and this week's VS Code extensions, Vue Peek.
We finish the podcast thank our Patreon supporters 

I wanted to highlight a recent project I help a client out with, where we used CFConfig to help automate the process of applying government STIGs to ColdFusion servers.  A STIG, or Security Technical Implementation Guide, is meant to standardize the process of setting up and auditing secure servers.  If you manage servers in a government or corporate setting, you may be familiar with this.  If not, you should still be automating your locks downs anyway, so keep reading.  

To start off the year on the right note, we have decided to continue our webinar series with a talk on cbInertia. In this presentation, we will take a look at what apps Inertia is a good fit for, go through setup and usage, and take a look at a demo application to get a feel for the framework.

Inertia.js lets you, in its own words, "quickly build modern single-page React, Vue and Svelte apps using classic server-side routing and controllers." Using Inertia.js is like using your favo...

Video recordings for Into the Box LATAM are now available for purchase in our Vimeo page. Through our numerous sessions, aspiring developers learned more about ColdFusion and how to innovate and modernize!