Chris G

Recent Blog Comments By Chris G

• 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 »

• Collocating Views And View-Specific Components In ColdFusion

  Posted on Dec 14, 2024 at 6:49 PM

  @Ben Nadel, Good to know! The new "my-test"() syntax though 😬. I never even would have thought to try that! The createObject() notation isn't as cringe.... read more »

• Collocating Views And View-Specific Components In ColdFusion

  Posted on Dec 13, 2024 at 6:49 PM

  I 100% agree and try to co-locate my code whenever possible. In fact, if I have js/css that is applicable to a specific view, I just embed it in that view so that I don't even have to go to a second file. That's just my current preference, but I do a fair amount of equivocating on this. Is... read more »

• Associating Form Inputs With ColdFusion Validation Error Types

  Posted on Dec 12, 2024 at 2:59 PM

  @Ben Nadel, I've been down the path of reporting all validation errors at once. Its my preferred UX model, but the DX does get tricky and complex quickly. I believe in giving the user all the information they need in order to be successful for the next submit. Otherwise they can be in a fr... read more »

• Using Row Constructor Comparisons In MySQL

  Posted on Dec 12, 2024 at 2:36 PM

  @Ben Nadel, Interesting. I didn't really understand how this could be helpful in pagination, so I consulted the Oracle (ChatGPT) and learned that it would be useful when paginating a filtered or sorted list. No that's interesting! Here's some use cases it came back with... Row constructor ... read more »

• Using Row Constructor Comparisons In MySQL

  Posted on Dec 11, 2024 at 9:53 PM

  This is pretty cool shorthand, but I have absolutely no clue what a practical use for it might be. Zero. Zilch. Nada clue! Have you thought of any use cases for this or did he mention any in the course?... read more »

• Mastering Postgres Video Course By Aaron Francis

  Posted on Dec 9, 2024 at 9:21 PM

  @Ben Nadel, That's epic! I hadn't seen that one. In fact, it's been a while since I've seen those comics. Thanks for reminding me of them. I'm going to try very hard not to fall down that rabbit hole and stay focused on what I actually had planned for today...but I enjoyed the laugh!... read more »

• Mastering Postgres Video Course By Aaron Francis

  Posted on Dec 9, 2024 at 8:06 PM

  @Ben Nadel, Simple problems only need simple solutions 🙃... read more »

• Mastering Postgres Video Course By Aaron Francis

  Posted on Dec 9, 2024 at 4:33 PM

  We moved from Oracle to Postgres at my previous job and I found it to be (mostly) painless. There were a couple things I found super frustrating though. Off the top of my mind... You couldn't reliably use simple comparison operators (==, !=) when comparing one string to the oth... read more »