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We are pleased to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 9! BoxLang Betas are released weekly. This is our ninth marker and we are incredibly excited as we are coming close to our stable release. We have some great news in this release!

What is BoxLang?

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, android, web assembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different progr

We are pleased to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 8! This is our eigth beta marker and we are excited to report that we are 100% tag compatible with Adobe/Lucee and 99% BIF compatible. We can estimate that in the next 2 betas we will be 100% compatible with both Adobe/Lucee CFML engines when running BoxLang in compatibility mode. We will then begin our iterations on performance tuning, tooling updates, and innovation runs for an upcoming fall stable release.

What is BoxLang?

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, android, web assembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different progr

We are pleased to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 7! This latest beta version includes improvements and essential bug fixes, but more importantly it certifies the execution of ColdBox HMVC and TestBox.

What is BoxLang?

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, android, web assembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different progr

We are pleased to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 6! This latest beta version includes improvements and essential bug fixes.

What is BoxLang?

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, android, web assembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different progr

BoxLang has received a powerful boost with the introduction of bx-oshi, a revolutionary module that unveils the most intricate details of your system! Envision your BoxLang applications transforming into hardware experts, capable of uncovering hidden information about your CPU, memory, and even sensors like temperature and battery life.

We are pleased to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 5! This latest beta version includes improvements and essential bug fixes.

What is BoxLang?

BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, android, web assembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different progr

We are thrilled to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 4! This latest beta version includes some improvements and essential bug fixes.

We are thrilled to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 3! This latest beta version is packed with exciting new features and essential bug fixes, including robust encryption functionality, enhanced Java interoperability, and more efficient event handling. Key highlights include the introduction of query caching capabilities, seamless coercion of Java Single Abstract Method (SAM) interfaces from BoxLang functions, and support for virtual thread executors. So, let’s dive into the details of what’s new in BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta 3 and how you can start leveraging these updates today!

We're thrilled to announce the release of BoxLang 1.0.0-Beta2! This beta introduces a plethora of exciting new features and bug fixes, including encryption functionality, improved Java interoperability, and streamlined event handling. We are also excited to announce that these betas will be incrementing weekly until we reach our stable version in the coming months. So let's dive in!

A new major release of qb is now available on ForgeBox! This comes jam-packed with awesome features like new SQLite grammar support and SQLCommenter support to add contextual comments to your queries. Breaking changes include dropping support for older Adobe ColdFusion versions, splitting the uuid SchemaBuilder method, pagination changes when maxRows is 0 or lower, and changes to some default settings.