August Free Webinar: Leveling Up Your Async Game with BoxLang!

Maria Jose Herrera August 01, 2025

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Maria Jose Herrera

August 01, 2025

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Leveling Up Your Async Game with BoxLang with Jon Clausen

Async programming just got a major upgrade. Join us this Wednesday, August 20th at 11:00 AM CDT for a brand-new Ortus Webinar: “Leveling Up Your Async Game with BoxLang” led by Jon Clausen, Ortus Solutions Senior Developer and BoxLang contributor.

From schedulers to task executors, futures, and virtual threading, BoxLang is designed to help you take full advantage of the modern Java Runtime. Whether you're building traditional CFML applications or going full native with BoxLang, this session will show you how to write smarter, more efficient asynchronous code.

Register now to get Zoom access and a bundle of complementary resources.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

Scheduled tasks and how they’re integrated into BoxLang
Virtual threads and their performance advantages
Task executors and async APIs
Reducing memory and CPU usage in real-world applications

This is your chance to explore how BoxLang modernizes async programming, all while simplifying your development workflow.

Whether you're a long-time ColdBox developer or just getting started with BoxLang, this is a must-attend event to level up your game.

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