{"id":394,"date":"2024-07-24T19:22:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T01:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.xbytecloud.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:44:56","slug":"recent-adobe-coldfusion-2021-2023-updates-real-world-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xbytecloud.com\/blog\/recent-adobe-coldfusion-2021-2023-updates-real-world-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Adobe ColdFusion 2021-2023 Updates &#8211; Real World Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recent Adobe ColdFusion 2021-2023 Updates - Real World Experiences\" width=\"819\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dbjxucsfmik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; 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&#8220;March Update&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What scopes don&#8217;t have to be updated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to temporarily delay making scoping changes and should you do it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where to set variables application.CFC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tools to find scoping issues and fix them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logging issues and possible performance hits at scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scanning your code \u2022 Cleaning up your technical debt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is 2021 update 14 \/ 2023 update 8 &#8211; &#8220;June Update&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What makes algorithms better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Misconception about what is required &#8211; Adobe picks new default<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Code and database changes required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possible exposure to not updating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can you have ColdFusion use the old algorithm in your code<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are people upgrading yet <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Useful Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ColdFusion 2023 Update 7-8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2023-update-7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2023-update-7.html <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2023-update-8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2023-update-8.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ColdFusion 2021 Update 13-14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2021-update-13.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2021-update-13.html <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2021-update-14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/kb\/coldfusion-2021-update-14.html <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charlie&#8217;s Relevant Blogs <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/3\/12\/cf_updates_march_2024_possible_breaking_change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/3\/12\/cf_updates_march_2024_possible_breaking_change<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/6\/11\/cf_updates_june_2024_possible_breaking_change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/6\/11\/cf_updates_june_2024_possible_breaking_change <\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/7\/18\/dont_miss_helpful_feature_identify_implicit_scopes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/7\/18\/dont_miss_helpful_feature_identify_implicit_scopes <\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/7\/22\/on_handling_jun_2024_cf_update_change_of_default_encryption_algorithm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/carehart.org\/blog\/2024\/7\/22\/on_handling_jun_2024_cf_update_change_of_default_encryption_algorithm <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tools to find issues and fix them<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petefreitag.com\/blog\/fixinator-unscoped-variable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.petefreitag.com\/blog\/fixinator-unscoped-variable\/ <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/developing-applications\/developing-cfml-applications\/debugging-and-troubleshooting-applications\/using-the-code-analyzer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/coldfusion\/developing-applications\/developing-cfml-applications\/debugging-and-troubleshooting-applications\/using-the-code-analyzer.html <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about ColdFusion at xByte Cloud, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbytecloud.com\/coldfusion\/hosting\/coldfusion-cloud-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.xbytecloud.com\/coldfusion\/hosting\/coldfusion-cloud-hosting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud Experts Unleashed &#8211; 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