November 2025 was a big month at Ortus. BoxLang 1.7.0 arrived with real-time streaming, distributed caching, and faster compiler internals. ColdBox gained a cleaner debugging experience with full Whoops support, while CBWIRE 5 launched with stronger security, smarter lifecycles, and easier uploads.
We also rolled out the Free BoxLang Compatibility Report to help teams assess their CFML modernization path, and the Modernize or Die Podcast highlighted real migration challenges, performance wins, and lessons from the field.
A month of shipping, learning, and pushing modernization forward.
Product Releases & Tools
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ColdBox Free Tip 10 – Whoops: Better Exception Tracking (Handle Exceptions in ColdBox)
This post shows how to integrate the
Whoopserror-handling library into ColdBox to improve exception tracking. It lets developers get detailed, readable error pages during development, with a clean fallback for production — making debugging easier and reducing unexpected errors in live apps.
BoxLang Updates
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BoxLang v1.7.0 – Real-Time Streaming, Distributed Caching, and More
The BoxLang 1.7.0 release adds major new features that advance real-time, scalable, and AI-friendly application development. Key highlights:
- Native support for Server-Sent Events (SSE) for real-time streaming — perfect for live dashboards, AI-agents, notifications, and progressive loading.
- A new JDBC-backed distributed cache store for sharing cache across multiple BoxLang instances via existing databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.).
- Built-in abstract syntax tree (AST) tools (
BoxAST()) for code analysis, refactoring, and migration — useful for tooling, linters, and automated transformations. - Bytecode compatibility versioning to ensure stability and module compatibility across runtime versions — great for large codebases and long-term maintenance.
- Multiple runtime performance improvements and over 40 bug fixes improving scheduling, class initialization, cache ops, HTTP handling, and file/database operations.
If you like — I can also output a full “What's New in 1.7.0” summary in Spanish, for easier sharing in your team.
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Under the Hood of BoxLang 1.7: Our Fastest Compiler Yet
BoxLang 1.7 delivers major compiler optimizations, making it dramatically faster across large codebases. In internal benchmarks, it outperformed Adobe ColdFusion 2025 and Lucee 6, resulting in quicker build times, faster deployments, and smoother development workflows.
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Breaking the CFML Barrier: Going Serverless on AWS Lambda with BoxLang
This article shows how to run BoxLang applications server-lessly on AWS Lambda — combining CFML ease with the scalability and cost-efficiency of serverless infrastructure. It covers setup, deployment configuration, and best practices for a seamless transition.
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BoxLang Thanksgiving Week: Code Smarter, Modernize Faster!
During Thanksgiving week (Nov 24–28, 2025), BoxLang offers a free personalized “Compatibility Report” — an analysis of how ready your CFML codebase is for BoxLang, plus a roadmap for modernization.\
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SocketBox: Deploying Behind a Load Balancer
This post explains how to run SocketBox (the websocket module for BoxLang / CommandBox) behind a load balancer — allowing multiple server instances to communicate as a cluster. The setup uses a shared secret key, a common “node URL” reachable by all servers, and a shared cache backend for server discovery. Once configured, SocketBox-enabled servers automatically coordinate and relay WebSocket messages across instances — making real-time apps scalable without sticky sessions.
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Free BoxLang Compatibility Report
Get a complimentary analysis to assess how well your existing CFML codebase converts to BoxLang — including potential issues, compatibility scores, and an upgrade roadmap.
MoD Podcast
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Recap: Modernize or Die Podcast Ep. 244
This episode covers the latest ecosystem updates, including the release of ColdBox 8 and BoxLang 1.7, with new real-time features through SocketBox, server-sent events, and performance enhancements.
It also highlights broader community news such as Lucee 7 updates, new serialization capabilities with MessagePack for ColdFusion, and important security considerations when working with AI tools.
The hosts wrap up with upcoming CFML and BoxLang events, emphasizing community collaboration and the continued evolution of modern development practices.
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Recap: Modernize or Die Podcast Ep. 245
In this episode the hosts review recent developments including updates to BoxLang modules, real-world success stories of migrating legacy CFML apps, and strategies for scaling CFML projects with modern tools.
They also share community feedback, upcoming roadmap priorities, and advice for teams transitioning from legacy ColdFusion setups to BoxLang-powered architectures.
Ortus Upcoming Events & Webinars
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Into the Box 2026 is Here: Learn All the Details!
This edition of the conference — themed “Modernization in Motion: Building a Dynamic Future” — is now open for early registration.
Here’s what to expect:
- A multi‑day in‑person event (Apr 29–May 1, 2026) in Washington, DC.
- Deep‑dives into modernizing with the BoxLang ecosystem, including cloud‑native, microservices, AI, WebAssembly, real‑time UIs, DevOps and security.
- Exclusive perks for attendees: premium swag, networking (Happy Box event), optional workshops, lunch/snacks/beverages, lifetime access to recordings and slide decks.
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Call for Speakers: Into the Box 2026
Join us for the next edition of the Into the Box 2026 conference — themed “Modernization in Motion: Building a Dynamic Future”.
We’re inviting speakers to submit topics that cover: modern CFML practices, cloud‑native apps, AI integration, microservices, WebAssembly, real‑time UIs, and more.
Deadline for topic submissions: November 15 2025, with the event scheduled for April 29‑May 1 2026 in Washington, DC.
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CBWire 5: Live Launch + Feature Deep Dive (Free Webinar)
Join the free webinar on December 3, 2025 to celebrate the launch of CBWire 5. The session will cover major new features — like deep data-prop handling, locked data props, improved file uploads, native BoxLang templating support, enhanced lifecycle methods, and lazy-loading UI — demonstrating how CBWire 5 lets you build reactive, server-powered UIs with minimal frontend code.
Product Releases & Tools
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ColdBox 8.0.0 lands as one of the framework’s most significant releases, delivering native BoxLang integration, virtual-thread concurrency, AI-powered development boosts, new production-ready templates, enhanced debugging, and a faster, smarter CLI. It pushes ColdBox into a more modern, scalable, and high-performance era for CFML and BoxLang developers.
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