Ben Nadel demonstrates that forms can be submitted to new browser tabs; and how this creates an implicit "choice" whenever we override the native form submissions in a web application.

Ben Nadel's Blog

26.05.2025

Rendering 1-Dimensional Barcodes With Zxing And ColdFusion

Ben Nadel looks at using the ZXing Java library to render 1D (one dimensional) barcodes in ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

21.05.2025

Creating An hx-event Extension For Triggering Events In HTMX

Ben Nadel creates an hx-event extension in HTMX which will emit a custom event based on the hx-trigger event bindings.

Ben Nadel's Blog

17.05.2025

Considering The Functional Requirements Of A Modal Window In An HTMX Web App

Ben Nadel considers the functionality requirements of a well crafted modal window in the context of an HTMX web application. Modal window are easy to do; but, the are incredibly hard to do correctly.

Ben Nadel's Blog

14.05.2025

Using A No-Content URL To Help Manage DOM Caching In HTMX And ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how a no-content URL can be used to snapshot the DOM for history API management in HTMX and ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

12.05.2025

HTMX Extensions Have Access To An Extended API

Ben Nadel looks at the API reference passed to HTMX extension authors in the init() method. This is separate from the public API exposed on the HTMX object.

Ben Nadel's Blog

10.05.2025

What Happens When You Mutate The DOM Outside Of HTMX

Ben Nadel sanity checks what happens when we remove DOM nodes outside of the HTMX life-cycle (and whether or not HTMX knows about these changes).

Ben Nadel's Blog

09.05.2025

Sanity Check For Reassigning Method Arguments In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel sanity-checks overwriting an arguments value assignment in ColdFusion. And, comes up with a pattern that works nicely in CFWheels models.

Ben Nadel's Blog

08.05.2025

Returning JavaScript Tags In HTMX And ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to respond with JavaScript script tags in an HTMX and ColdFusion response to dynamically run one-off scripts in response to user interactions.

Ben Nadel's Blog

07.05.2025

Core String Functions Will Accept Null / Undefined Values In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates that null / undefined values can be passed to most ColdFusion string functions; and they'll be treated like empty strings.

Ben Nadel's Blog

06.05.2025

Using Stale-While-Revalidate Cache-Control Headers In HTMX And ColdFusion

Ben Nadel explores the user of the stale-while-revalidate Cache-Control header in an HTMX and ColdFusion application to improve perceived performance.

Ben Nadel's Blog

03.05.2025

Keyboard Command Extension In HTMX And ColdFusion

Ben Nadel looks at creating a keyboard shortcut extension in HTMX and ColdFusion, allowing links to be triggered directly by key commands.

Ben Nadel's Blog

01.05.2025

Exploring Extensions In HTMX

Ben Nadel starts exploring HTMX extensions in a ColdFusion application, looking at the getSelectors() and onEvent() methods.

Ben Nadel's Blog

29.04.2025

Using :scope To Identify The Host Element In .querySelectorAll()

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the :scope pseudo-class in .querySelectorAll() to target the host element in a CSS selector.

Ben Nadel's Blog

28.04.2025

Using hx-preserve To Persist Elements Across Swaps In HTMX

Ben Nadel explores the use of hx-preserve to persist elements across page navigation in an HTMX and ColdFusion boosted application.

Ben Nadel's Blog

27.04.2025

Previous / Next <CSS Selector> Both Use A Depth-First Algorithm In HTMX

Ben Nadel demonstrates that the "next <CSS selector>" and the "previous <CSS selector>" use a depth-first node traversal algorithm in HTMX.

Ben Nadel's Blog

26.04.2025

Fetch API Will Propagate Non-POST Methods Upon Redirect

Ben Nadel demonstrates that the fetch() API will propagate HTTP methods during a redirect in JavaScript; but only for non-GET/POST requests.

Ben Nadel's Blog

25.04.2025

Using Alpine.js In HTMX

Ben Nadel takes his first look at using Alpine.js with HTMX in a ColdFusion application. The two can play well together; but, caveats exist.

Ben Nadel's Blog

23.04.2025

Inverting Your Thinking About List Parsing In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates that inverting your thinking about delimited lists can make parsing easier in some cases in ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

22.04.2025

Filtering HX-Trigger Server Events In HTMX And ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to filter HX-Trigger events, returned from the ColdFusion server, in HTMX.

Ben Nadel's Blog

19.04.2025

Conditionally Preventing HX-Boost In HTMX Using An Extension

Ben Nadel builds an HTMX extension to conditionally disable hx-boost based on link patterns and filter callbacks.

Ben Nadel's Blog

17.04.2025

Comparing Undefined Values With Optional Chaining In JavaScript

Ben Nadel discovers that undefined values in JavaScript do not soft equal false or 0. Which makes expressions involving the safe navigation / optional chaining operator much easier.

Ben Nadel's Blog

14.04.2025

HTTP GET And HTTP POST Are Sufficient (For Me) In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel tries to articulate why he is happy with GET and POST in ColdFusion; and doesn't feel any need for PUT, PATCH, and DELETE to be supported in HTML.

Ben Nadel's Blog

13.04.2025

ColdFusion And HTMX Contact App

Ben Nadel translates the sample Contacts App in the Hypermedia Systems book into a ColdFusion application context.

Ben Nadel's Blog

30.03.2025

Considering Polyfill Function Mechanics And Hoisting In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel considers the mechanics of function hoisting; and how it can be used to polyfill functions in ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

29.03.2025

Considering Aliases For EncodeForHtml(), EncodeForHtmlAttribute(), And EncodeForUrl() In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel considers making short-hand aliases for encodeForHtml(), encodeForHtmlAttribute(), and encodeForUrl() in ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

24.03.2025

Variadic Functions Considered Through "Worse Is Better" In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel considers writing variadic functions in ColdFusion through the lens of the "Worse is Better" school of thought.

Ben Nadel's Blog

23.03.2025

Exploring Variadic Function Mechanics In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel explores variadic function mechanics in Adobe ColdFusion and Lucee CFML and finds approaches that work in both engines.

Ben Nadel's Blog

13.03.2025

Sorting Arrays Using Tiered Comparisons In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to perform tiered sorting on an array of data structures in ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

07.03.2025

Using The Safe Navigation Operator To Propagate NULL Arguments In ColdFusion

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the safe navigation operator to propagate possibly null values down through method calls in ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

04.03.2025

ColdFusion Custom Tags Can Use Dashes In Tag Names

Ben Nadel demonstrates that dashes can be used in custom tag identifiers in ColdFusion.

Ben Nadel's Blog

02.03.2025

Using The Button Form Attribute To Create Standalone Buttons In HTML

Ben Nadel demonstrates how to use the button's "form" attribute to make stand alone buttons actionable in native HTML; and how that can make styling the page with CSS easier.

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Working Around SQL Namespace Bug In CFWheels Models In ColdFusion

Light-Weight DumpModel() Function For CFWheels In ColdFusion

Image Paste Bug In Lucee CFML

Ask Ben: Destructuring Complex Queries Into ColdFusion Objects

Creating Java Classes From JAR Files In Adobe ColdFusion 2025

Rendering QR Codes With Zxing And ColdFusion

Using InputBaseN() To Encode HEX Colors Into An INT In ColdFusion

Using CSS Utility Classes In CFDocument In ColdFusion

You Can CMD+Click To Submit A Form To A New Browser Tab

Rendering 1-Dimensional Barcodes With Zxing And ColdFusion

Creating An hx-event Extension For Triggering Events In HTMX

Considering The Functional Requirements Of A Modal Window In An HTMX Web App

Using A No-Content URL To Help Manage DOM Caching In HTMX And ColdFusion

HTMX Extensions Have Access To An Extended API

What Happens When You Mutate The DOM Outside Of HTMX

Sanity Check For Reassigning Method Arguments In ColdFusion

Returning JavaScript Tags In HTMX And ColdFusion

Core String Functions Will Accept Null / Undefined Values In ColdFusion

Using Stale-While-Revalidate Cache-Control Headers In HTMX And ColdFusion

Keyboard Command Extension In HTMX And ColdFusion

Exploring Extensions In HTMX

Using :scope To Identify The Host Element In .querySelectorAll()

Using hx-preserve To Persist Elements Across Swaps In HTMX

Previous / Next <CSS Selector> Both Use A Depth-First Algorithm In HTMX

Fetch API Will Propagate Non-POST Methods Upon Redirect

Using Alpine.js In HTMX

Inverting Your Thinking About List Parsing In ColdFusion

Filtering HX-Trigger Server Events In HTMX And ColdFusion

Conditionally Preventing HX-Boost In HTMX Using An Extension

Comparing Undefined Values With Optional Chaining In JavaScript

HTTP GET And HTTP POST Are Sufficient (For Me) In ColdFusion

ColdFusion And HTMX Contact App

Considering Polyfill Function Mechanics And Hoisting In ColdFusion

Considering Aliases For EncodeForHtml(), EncodeForHtmlAttribute(), And EncodeForUrl() In ColdFusion

Variadic Functions Considered Through "Worse Is Better" In ColdFusion

Exploring Variadic Function Mechanics In ColdFusion

Sorting Arrays Using Tiered Comparisons In ColdFusion

Using The Safe Navigation Operator To Propagate NULL Arguments In ColdFusion

ColdFusion Custom Tags Can Use Dashes In Tag Names

Using The Button Form Attribute To Create Standalone Buttons In HTML

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