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Ortus February Newsletter 2024

Maria Jose Herrera March 06, 2024

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Maria Jose Herrera

March 06, 2024

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February Updates & News

Welcome to Ortus Solutions’ monthly roundup, where we're thrilled to showcase cutting-edge advancements, product updates, and exciting events! Join us as we delve into the latest innovations shaping the future of technology.

Product Updates

  • CommandBox 6.0.0 Released: Exciting news! CommandBox 6.0.0 is out now, featuring significant upgrades to our CLI, REPL, Package Manager, and CFML Server. Discover the new features and enjoy a seamless transition—it's 99% backward compatible with CommandBox 5.9.

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  • Ortus Redis Extension v3.3.0 Released: Exciting news! Our Redis Lucee Extension has a new release, version 3.3.0. The highlight is adding the cfRedisLock/redisLock{} tag, enabling cluster-wide locks. With this update, manage concurrent modifications in a distributed setting effectively.

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Upcoming Events

  1. Into the Box 2024: From May 15th to 17th in Washington, DC.

    • Preliminary Agenda - Round 3: 🚀 Check out our latest Into the Box 3rd Round of sessions, now available on our official website. Discover all the details about our new releases and prepare for our mystery sessions, where we’ll reveal exciting news and tools for CFML developers, ushering in a new era of modern development. Are you excited about what’s coming? 
    • New Website Design Released: Check out the new Into the Box 2024 website! It's not just a makeover; it's a glimpse into the future of coding. Get ready for surprises and groundbreaking announcements that will revolutionize the coding world. Join us to master high-quality project development and thrive in today's fast-paced coding environment!
    • Early Bird Pricing: Into the Box 2024 Early Bird Price ends March 31st; hurry, get your tickets, and register to save up to $200; tickets are selling fast
    • Hotel Options: Experience the heart of Washington, DC, like never before. Unlock exclusive deals for our event, ensuring comfort and affordability. Discover nearby accommodations tailored to your preferences. Don't miss out!

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  2. ColdBox 7.2 from Hero to Superhero: Led by Luis Majano From April 25th to 26th in Washington, DC: We're thrilled to announce a significant overhaul of our ColdBox training experience to ensure it's nothing short of extraordinary! We've listened closely to your feedback and made significant improvements geared towards transforming you into a ColdBox superhero.

    What's New?

  • Convenient Venue: Say hello to our new venue at Regus Herndon! Located for accessibility and offering better pricing, it's the perfect setting for an immersive learning experience.

  • Enhanced Content: We've revamped our event brief, focus, and content based on modern tools, updates, and secrets to get the best out of this tool with significant improvements and enhancements to transform from being a ColdBox hero to a Superhero! Get ready to dive deeper into ColdBox development with cutting-edge tools, enriched experiences, and advanced skills. The ColdBox Hero to Superhero continues our zero-to-hero class series. It focuses on more advanced features of both CFML and ColdBox. We will focus on security and build a modular API to manage a headless CMS. We will work with advanced migrations, cybersecurity, JWT, etc.

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Special Mention to our 2024 Ortus Supporters

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As we kick off the new year, we must acknowledge our invaluable Ortus supporters who bring these open-source updates and improvements to life for the community. If you're eager to join our community of rockstars and contribute to supporting our modern tools, click the link below to get all the details.


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