Why Modern Companies Choose CBWire to Modernize CFML Apps! 🚀
In today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, businesses must continuously modernize their applications to meet rising user expectations for speed, interactivity, and seamless experiences.For companies with ColdBox and CFML legacy applications, this modernization can feel daunting. Rewriting entire apps or adopting complex JavaScript frameworks isn’t always viable or cost-effective.
That’s where CBWire comes in, a powerful ColdBox module designed specifically to help companies modernize their CFML applications by enabling reactive, dynamic user interfaces without a complete overhaul or the need for heavy front-end tooling.
Tackling the Modernization Challenge
Legacy CFML apps are often robust on the backend but can feel outdated on the frontend. Traditional approaches to add interactivity usually involve:
- Rebuilding the UI in JavaScript frameworks like React or Angular
- Building and maintaining separate REST or GraphQL APIs
- Introducing complexity that lengthens development cycles and increases bugs
For many companies, this approach comes with a steep learning curve, higher costs, and significant technical risk.
How CBWire Helps Companies Modernize with Confidence
1. Keep Your CFML Foundation
CBWire allows businesses to leverage their existing ColdBox and CFML codebases by enabling reactive UIs without migrating away from familiar technologies. Developers stay productive in a unified environment without mastering complex frontend frameworks.
2. Simplify Development & Maintenance
By moving UI logic back to the server and using the HTML-over-the-wire pattern, CBWire removes the need for APIs and heavy JavaScript. This reduces duplicated code and minimizes points of failure, making maintenance easier and faster.
3. Deliver Modern User Experiences
CBWire uses AlpineJS and smart DOM updates to create smooth, interactive interfaces that users expect today — without sacrificing performance or requiring full page reloads.
4. Reduce Costs and Time-to-Market
Eliminating the need for separate frontend teams or prolonged rewrites means faster project delivery and lower development costs. Companies can incrementally modernize their apps without risking business continuity.
5. Future-Proof Your Applications
CBWire supports emerging ColdBox tools and languages like BoxLang, positioning companies to adopt future innovations in the CFML ecosystem without abandoning existing investments.
Real-World Impact
Companies using CBWire report:
- Faster delivery of interactive features
- Easier onboarding of developers already skilled in CFML
- Improved application performance and user satisfaction
- Lower maintenance overhead due to simplified architecture
Learn CBWire Hands-On at Our Upcoming Workshop (After CFSummit 2025)
Ready to take your ColdBox development to the next level? Join Grant Copley and Luis Majano for an exclusive 2-day hands-on workshop:
Building Reactive UIs with CBWire
- September 24–25, 2025
- 6675 South Tenaya Way #200, Las Vegas, NV
In this workshop, you’ll build a modern, reactive web application from scratch using CBWire’s powerful HTML-over-the-wire technology and AlpineJS. Whether you’re a ColdBox pro or just getting started, this session will transform how you build interactive UIs, with less JavaScript and more productivity.
What’s included:
- Practical, code-driven training with CBWire
- Lunch and Ortus swag
- Direct access to expert instructors
- Seats are limited! Reserve your spot now
Conclusion
Modernizing CFML applications doesn’t have to mean rebuilding from scratch or adopting a complex new stack. CBWire empowers companies to bring their ColdBox apps into the modern era, faster, smarter, and more cost-effectively.
If your company is looking for a proven way to deliver dynamic user experiences while leveraging existing expertise, CBWire is the best friend your ColdBox app can have.
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