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BoxLang 1.14.0 : BoxLang Ranges Part 1: First-Class Intervals, Zero Compromises
There is a moment in every language's evolution when a convenience syntax grows up and becomes something worth thinking about. For BoxLang, that moment arrived with ranges. We had always wanted to be able to do this in our CFML apps, and we finally can
Luis Majano
Luis Majano
June
11,
2026
BoxLang 1.14.0 : Local Template Classes - Define Classes Right Where You Need Them
BoxLang 1.14 ships with one of the most developer-friendly OOP features we've built yet: local template classes. If you've ever created a throwaway .bx file just to hold a five-line helper class, this one's for you.
Luis Majano
Luis Majano
June
10,
2026
MatchBox and WebAssembly: Running BoxLang in the Browser and at the Edge
The MatchBox open beta is live at https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-framework/matchbox, and it brings something genuinely new to the BoxLang ecosystem: a path into WebAssembly.
That means BoxLang code can now move into browser applications, static-site deployments, edge runtimes, and WASI-style containers - without requiring a JVM. The feature is still beta, but the core direction is already useful: write BoxLang, compile it with MatchBox, and ship the generated WASM artifact to wherever a small portable runtime makes sense.
Jacob Beers
Jacob Beers
June
04,
2026
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