Dave Quested

Recent Blog Comments By Dave Quested

• Checking For Nested CFThread Execution In Adobe ColdFusion

  Posted on Feb 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM

  I've asked and asked Adobe to allow child threads. Even made a request during ACF2025 beta. Fell on deaf ears. Seems like something a modern language should allow. Please Adobe remove this silly restriction! Just like you suggest Ben we have third party calls that can be spawned off and they... read more »

• Dave Farley On What Makes High Quality Code

  Posted on Oct 13, 2024 at 7:31 AM

  100% agree with this. Thanks for sharing Ben.... read more »

• Which Whitespace Characters Does trim() Remove In ColdFusion

  Posted on Sep 24, 2023 at 2:33 AM

  Hi Ben Thanks for sharing, do you have a 'proper' trim function you've built to accommodate these extras that we can use instead of trim()? TIA Dave... read more »

• John Gall's Law On Building Complex Systems

  Posted on Apr 24, 2023 at 7:10 PM

  Too true!... read more »

• Using A Transient CSS Stylesheet To Remove Scrolling On Body While Modal Is Open

  Posted on Apr 7, 2023 at 8:43 PM

  Yeah IE11 and earlier versions of Safari I think are a problem. If the feature is critical, and you need to support them, would be an issue Most of the features we use them for aren't mission critical so we just check to see if dialog is supported, if so, add class to the feature so it shows... read more »

• Using A Transient CSS Stylesheet To Remove Scrolling On Body While Modal Is Open

  Posted on Apr 7, 2023 at 8:19 PM

  Hey Ben, you thought about using the native DIALOG element for models? Support is good now and been using them instead of DIVs. 'Feels' like the right element to use.... read more »

• It's OK To Be Super Explicit In Your Data Access Method Names

  Posted on Jun 17, 2022 at 9:51 AM

  Totally! I have many "What was I thinking calling it that!" moments a few years later. And then there's trying to find a Font Awesome icon to match the piece of functionality ;) On aside, loving the "Working Code" podcast. I listen to it whilst running in the hills here i... read more »

• It's OK To Be Super Explicit In Your Data Access Method Names

  Posted on Jun 14, 2022 at 8:40 PM

  I've added upsert to my internal dictionary. Brilliant. I completely agree with your strategy here. Say what it does. Always need to think about someone else reading your code. Naming is the hardest part of coding!... read more »