Cloud Experts Unleashed - Episode 18
In this episode, we are joined by Charlie Arehart to discuss our real world experiences helping customers apply the recent updates that required code changes around unscoped variables and encryption algorithms.

Guests
Charlie Arehart - Independent Consultant
Dakota Clum - xByte Cloud CTO
Ryan Brown - xByte Cloud CMO

Topics Discussed:

How to correctly pronounce Charlie's last name
What is 2021 update 13 / 2023 update 7 - "March Update"
What scopes don't have to be updated
How to temporarily delay making scoping changes and should you do it
Where to set variables application.CFC
Tools to find scoping issues and fix them
Logging issues and possible performance hits at scale
Scanning your code
Cleaning up your technical debt
What is 2021 update 14 / 2023 update 8 - "June Update"
What makes algorithms better
Misconception about what is required - Adobe picks new default
Code and database changes required
Possible exposure to not updating
Can you have ColdFusion use the old algorithm in your code
Are people upgrading yet


Useful Links ColdFusion 2023 Update 7-8
https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2023-update-7.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2023-update-8.html

ColdFusion 2021 Update 13-14
https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2021-update-13.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-2021-update-14.html

Charlie's Relevant Blogs
https://carehart.org/blog/2024/3/12/cf_updates_march_2024_possible_breaking_change
https://carehart.org/blog/2024/6/11/cf_updates_june_2024_possible_breaking_change
https://carehart.org/blog/2024/7/18/dont_miss_helpful_feature_identify_implicit_scopes
https://carehart.org/blog/2024/7/22/on_handling_jun_2024_cf_update_change_of_default_encryption_algorithm

Tools to find issues and fix them
https://www.petefreitag.com/blog/fixinator-unscoped-variable/
https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/developing-applications/developing-cfml-applications/debugging-and-troubleshooting-applications/using-the-code-analyzer.html

To learn more about ColdFusion at xByte Cloud, visit https://www.xbytecloud.com/hosting/windows-coldfusion-managed-server

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