Get your free copy of my CF Alive book Read on to see how to get your free copy of my CF Alive book. But first, what is the book about? ColdFusion is a vibrant and modern language for complex, data-driven enterprise apps. While some companies have abandoned CF as dying, more

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Registration is open for Pete Freitag's annual online ColdFusion Developer Security Training this December. It will consist of two live fellowship gatherings, which will be interactive, include lots of code, and real fixes you can conjure in your next CF security spell. When •

How Adobe ColdFusion 2025 Mitigates Security Risks No platform is entirely impervious. Even Helm’s Deep had a weakness. Adobe ColdFusion comes close, blending real-world productivity with layered defenses that reduce risk without slowing teams down. 👉 Quick note before we dive

Just caught up on the Adobe #ColdFusion Summit 2025 buzz from Vegas, and honestly? The rumors of ColdFusion's demise have been greatly exaggerated. 30 years in, and CF is pulling off what few legacy platforms dare attempt - evolving without forcing everyone into a painful

TeraTech’s ColdFusion Security Best Practices ColdFusion remains a powerful and secure platform when it is configured, coded, and maintained with care. The goal is simple: protect data, earn user trust, and keep your team shipping quickly without inviting risk. 👉 Quick note

Secure ColdFusion in 2025: From “Datanapping” to Durable Defenses Picture walking into the office and finding Office Mordor. Phones ringing, tense huddles, the air thick with dread. A company we’ll call “The Firm” had their ColdFusion castle breached via a classic SQL injection.

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Heads up to everyone in the #ColdFusion shire. Adobe ColdFusion 2021 reaches End of Life (ie end of core support) in about one month, on November 10, 2025. After that, no more security fixes under core support. (For the few who have paid for Extended support that runs until

ColdFusion Development Tools: Practical Ways to Boost Efficiency & Security Ever find yourself muttering, “There must be an easier way to do this?” With ColdFusion, there usually is. CF ships with a toolkit that solves real developer headaches so you spend more time building

Breaking the Spell of CF Perfectionism: Learning the Power of “No” 🧙‍♂️🚫 In Part 1, we explored creating momentum in programming work and life by starting and overcoming resistance. But even once you’re moving, two other enemies lurk in the shadows: 1. Perfectionism 2. Saying

Here is the Adobe security bulletin

⚡ Adobe released critical security patches for ColdFusion (2021, 2023, 2025). Ref: APSB25-93. A path traversal flaw (CVE-2025-54261, CVSS 9.0) that could allow arbitrary file writes - Priority 1, meaning patch ASAP. Meanwhile, beware of Uncle OrcTape's intercepted memo to delay

Overcoming CF Resistance to Get More Done: The Wisdom of Simply Starting Your to-do list is overflowing. CF program drafts remain unfinished. That new development methods book on your nightstand? Gathering dust. Even the most organized hobbits of Middleware-earth face seasons

A Comprehensive Guide to Running a Successful CF Project Like A True Wizard You’ve just received a request for a new ColdFusion project. What’s next? Without a clear plan, even the simplest request can descend into chaos. But with the right guidelines, you can build projects

If you want to talk about your own CF Balrogs then let's have a CF Coffee Call

Had one of those weeks where programming deadlines were breathing down my neck like a Balrog in Moria. You know the feeling - everything's on fire, stakeholders are getting restless, the PE firm CTO calls an emergency meeting at 7am, and you're wondering if you should have taken

TestBox & MockBox: How ColdFusion Leaders Save Gold, Time, and Sanity What good is broken code? About as useful as a Hobbit with a sword too big to carry. No matter how sharp your CF devs are, they’ll produce bugs. It’s not because they’re careless. It’s simply human nature.

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Lately I’ve noticed something strange when I ask AI for feedback on my #ColdFusion code or web pages. Fawning sycophantic code reviews vs clear straight talk. Every idea is "golden", or "genius". Instead of sharp insights or constructive criticism, I often get responses that