FusionReactor 9.2.1 update released Jan 31 2023: resources and thoughts
For more, read on.
For more, read on.
Since it's mentioned in many places on the web, I wanted to help spread this news. This cfml-slack.net URL replaces that, while the URL for the CFML Slack channel itself is unchanged: cfml.slack.com.
For more explanation/context, and especially if you may be new to considering the CFML Slack, read on.
As for CF2021, it gets updates into 2025, and the currently running pre-release of CF2023 is a great sign for the continued vitality of CF. But this looming deadline for CF2018 is a reminder that as the years roll on, we not only get new versions but we must say good-bye to old ones.
Wondering what you can do? or when CF2021 or CF2023 support will end also? And what's the difference between "core" and "extended" support Adobe sells? (The extended support plan does NOT provide updates beyond this coming July.) For more on these, including official Adobe documentation that discusses such things, as well as my thoughts on migration, costs, various options to consider, and more, do read on.
As for my session, it will be "Transitioning to Java 17 from 11 or 8 for Admins":
You can learn more (in brief) about what's new in the bullets for 9.2.0 offered at the release notes page.
TLDR: For some folks, news of the new version is all the need to hear. For those who may like to hear a bit more about the update, read on.
TLDR: The new updates are 1.8.0_361 (aka 8u361), 11.0.18, 17.0.6, and 19.0.2 respectively). For more on each of them, including what changed and the security fixes they each contain (including their CVE scores regarding urgency of concerns), see the Oracle resources I list below. Oracle calls them "critical patch updates" (yep, CPU), but they are in fact scheduled quarterly updates, so that "critical" nomenclature may be a bit overstated. And as is generally the case with these Java updates, most of them have the same changes and fixes as each other, though not always.
Update: After posting this, I learned of some rather surprising implications of a new feature of the new JDK installer, as 11.0.18 or 17.0.6 and later. For more, see another post I created.
For some folks, that's all they need to hear. For others, read on for topics like:
For now, only the Alpha has been announced, and the number of registrants allowed may be limited.
For more on that and about the prerelease (what can be gleaned/shared publicly), read on.
What if you want it back? In this post, I explain what changed, why, and how to get the functionality back--albeit at your own risk. For more, read on.
Read on for more details.