Modernize or Die® - CFML News for January 26th, 2021 - Episode 88

<p><strong>2021-01-26 Weekly News - Episode 88</strong></p><p>Watch the video version on YouTube at <a href="https://youtu.be/pTzk0Mdshqk">https://youtu.be/pTzk0Mdshqk</a> </p><p><em>Hosts:</em><strong><br></strong><br>Gavin Pickin - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions<br>Eric Peterson - Software Consultant for Ortus Solutions</p><p><br><em>Thanks to our Sponsor - Ortus Solutions<br></em><br>One way to say thanks back to Ortus Solutions, is to support CFCasts, which is releasing new content every week</p><p><br><em>Patreon Support</em></p><p>We have 34 patreons providing 62% of the funding for our Modernize or Die Podcasts via our Patreon site: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions">https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions</a>. If you love our podcasts and all we do for the #coldfusion #cfml community considers chipping in, we are almost there!<br><a href="https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help">https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/we-need-your-help</a> </p><p><strong>News and Events<br></strong></p><p><br><em>Jan 2021 Updates for Java 11 and Java 8</em></p><p>From Charlie Arehart’s blog post<br>Folks using ColdFusion will want to be aware that last week (Jan 19, 2021) Oracle has released updates to Java 11 and Java 8, the current “Long-Term Support” versions of the Java JVM/JDK, which are supported by the various current and recent versions of CF. The downloads are available on the Adobe page where Adobe offers JVM updates. More about how to proceed to implement the update, in a moment.<br>As is typical, the JVM update adds some modest features and addresses bug fixes and security issues. For more, see the release notes for Java 11.0.10 and for Java 8 update 281.<br><a href="https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/01/coldfusion-users-note-apply-new-updates-java-11-java-8/">https://coldfusion.adobe.com/2021/01/coldfusion-users-note-apply-new-updates-java-11-java-8/</a> </p><p><br><em>New Lucee Release Candidate 5.3.8.139-RC<br></em><br>There is a new Release Candidate ( 5.3.8.139-RC )