As part of the BoxLang World Tour, our CEO Luis Majano recently had the honor of presenting to the Japan AWS User Group in Tokyo. The session, titled:
Building Dynamic AWS Lambda Applications with BoxLang,
brought together cloud enthusiasts, developers, and architects eager to explore how BoxLang is shaping the future of serverless development on the JVM.
What the Session Covered
Luis walked the audience through the fundamentals of AWS Lambda, highlighting its strengths as a serverless computing platform:
- Automatic scaling and pay-per-use efficiency
- Execution patterns such as API-driven, event-driven, data streaming, and scheduled workloads
- Common use cases including REST APIs, IoT, chatbots, AI workflows, and scheduled jobs
From there, he introduced BoxLang, the modular and lightweight dynamic language for the JVM, designed to make serverless development simpler, faster, and more productive.
Key BoxLang highlights included:
- Lightweight runtime (<8MB) and highly modular design
- Dynamic and functional programming with optional typing
- 100% seamless Java interoperability
- Built-in support for closures, pure functions, caching, scheduling, and more
- A turnkey BoxLang Lambda Runtime that removes boilerplate and lets developers focus on business logic
Real Use Cases: BoxLang in Action
Luis also showcased real-world BoxLang deployments, including try.boxlang.io, Ortus Solutions’ online playground for experimenting with BoxLang. Powered by AWS Lambda runtimes, the platform already executes more than 32,000 requests per day with average execution times of just 32ms — all while keeping costs close to zero.
The audience saw how the BoxLang Lambda Template provides everything developers need to get started quickly, including:
- Built-in unit and integration testing with JUnit/TestBox + SAM
- Packaging with Gradle and CommandBox
- GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines
- Simplified deployment to AWS
Why This Matters
The Tokyo stop of the BoxLang World Tour demonstrated how BoxLang enables organizations to:
- Accelerate cloud-native adoption
- Cut down development time with a runtime tailored for AWS Lambda
- Migrate legacy applications into a modern, dynamic JVM-based environment
For developers already working with Java or other JVM languages, BoxLang provides a new, expressive, and serverless-ready alternative.
Watch the Slides
If you missed the session or want to dive deeper, you can view the full slide deck here:
What’s Next on the BoxLang World Tour
Tokyo was just one of many stops on our journey to connect with developers worldwide. Stay tuned as we continue showcasing BoxLang at leading conferences, meetups, and AWS community events around the globe.
Learn more about BoxLang: https://www.boxlang.io
Try it yourself: http://try.boxlang.io
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