Ortus Newsletter | January Updates

Maria Jose Herrera January 31, 2024

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Maria Jose Herrera

January 31, 2024

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January Updates & News

Welcome to our monthly roundup from Ortus Solutions, 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

CBWire v3.2: Attention CBWIRE enthusiasts! CBWIRE 3.2 introduced dispatch browser events, automated data property population, and module-aware components, transforming CFML development. Dive in and elevate your projects!

CBWire v3.2

ColdBox Debugger v4.2: Step into the forefront of Web Development with ColdBox Debugger v4.2.0! This latest release has features, including the Hyper Collector for effortlessly tracking HTTP/S requests, Lucee SQL Collector for profiling SQL queries, and Heap Dump Support for debugging memory leaks. With a revamped Request Dock and enhanced SQL/JSON formatting, navigating your debugging journey is smoother. Dive in, explore the enhancements, and elevate your development efficiency to new heights!

CBDebugger v4.2

Upcoming Events

Into the Box 2024: From May 15th to 17th in Washington, DC.
- Preliminary Agenda - Round 2: Exciting news! The second wave of Into the Box 2024 agenda releases has been unveiled. Dive into expanded workshops and sessions designed to enhance your skills. Stay tuned for more details, and be forefront of tech advancements. Discover what's new! Learn More
- 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! Learn More

ColdBox 7.2 from Hero to Superhero: Led by Luis Majano From April 25th to 26th in Washington, DC: Because you asked for it, we have supercharged our coldbox 7 workshop and are excited to present to you ColdBox 7.2 from Hero to SuperHero. This two-day hands-on workshop will guide you through building a headless CMS with a secure RESTful API, emphasizing industry best practices like JWT token security and leveraging cbSecurity. Learn More

Special Mention to our 2024 Ortus Supporters

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.

Become a Supporter

Coming Soon: Version 4 Docker CommandBox Images with Enhanced Performance

CommandBox Docker images were the first CFML docker images and have nearly 2 million pulls, since their inception, to date. It's been a source of pride at Ortus that these images have been the most popular and reliable way to run CFML in containers and we are so very pleased to announce the next evolution, which will be the v4 images which run entirely on the BoxLang CLI and represent a significant overhaul of the image architecture.

These images are now available to test by appending -snapshot to your existing version tags and wil be released as stable, once CommandBox v6 emerges from release candidate status and is published as stable.

Free observability with BxMCP: give your AI agents eyes inside a live BoxLang runtime

Ortus Solutions today announces that bx-mcp, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for BoxLang, is now free for everyone. Install it, point any MCP capable client at it, and your AI coding assistant, IDE agent or automation pipeline can inspect and operate a live BoxLang runtime: JVM, caches, datasources, slow requests, schedulers, logs and more. No BoxLang+ subscription required.

Inherited a CFML Application With Few Tests? Here’s Where to Start!

You need to change an application that has been running for years.

It might be a ColdFusion customer portal, a Lucee application supporting internal operations, or a CFML system your team is preparing to modernize. People depend on it, but some of its behavior lives in old tickets, scattered documentation, and the memory of whoever has supported it longest.

Now a release is approaching. You know more testing would help. The difficult part is deciding where to begin without putting every other priority on hold.

Start with one important workflow and build evidence around what it needs to do.

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