Support for CF 11?

[Sn3akyP3t3]

I'm running through our resources we currently utilize and see that cfRegEx isn't yet officially listed to support CF11.  I'm suspecting there won't be any issue, but I would like to verify prior to blindly changing dependencies.  Thanks Peter!  Projects like these get underappreciated, yet are quite essential to those that do use them!

[Peter Boughton]

Hey Pete, sorry for the slow reply; I've got a lot on at the moment. Many thanks for the appreciation - it is indeed nice to hear that it's useful! 

I'm not aware of any changes with CF11 that affect cfRegex, but I haven't specifically tested it yet either. (I will do so, but the download will take at least an hour, so I'll respond again later.)

However, I would strongly recommend against using CF11.0 - it was a rushed release for an arbitrary deadline, and I don't consider it finished/stable software. My advice is not to bother evaluating it at least until the first significant update has been released.

[Peter Boughton]

Ok, so all the tests that run on CF10 also run on CF11 Express 64-bit.

I also checked Railo 4.2.1.000, and that works so long as the "Null Support" setting is left on CFML default (otherwise various StructKeyExists calls return incorrect values).

[Sn3akyP3t3]

Thanks Peter for pushing that through testing!  I wasn't aware that stability of CF 11 is a risk.  I'll be sure to bring that up as a concern prior to going forward with upgrade.  Any sources where I should be putting my ears on for the all clear on that?

[Peter Boughton]

Well there's various issues, but to sum it up: CF11 broke both FW/1 and ColdBox, probably the two biggest CF frameworks around. That should indicate how well Adobe tested it.

I basically agree with what Adam says in these two articles - it should be considered a second beta and not a full release:

  http://cfmlblog.adamcameron.me/2014/07/my-position-on-running-coldfusion-1100.html

  http://cfmlblog.adamcameron.me/2014/04/coldfusion-11-it-should-go-without.html

Adam's blog is probably the best place to keep track of when the first update arrives and whether it actually solves things.