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102 ColdBox Tips and Ticks by Luis Majano

What is CommandBox and why is a key tool for ColdBox users?

CommandBox isn't just a powerful CLI for CFML—it’s also packed with to...

Every growing organization eventually runs into the same challenge: the DevOps backlog. Deployments get delayed, infrastructure tasks pile up, and new initiatives stall because your team is already stretched thin. The instinctive reaction is often to hire more staff—but recruiting, onboarding, and retaining DevOps engineers is both costly and time-consuming.

At Ortus Solutions, we believe there’s a better way.

The Real Cost of Expanding Your Team

Hiring a full-ti...

We're thrilled to announce the release of two powerful new tools that will transform your BoxLang development experience: the BoxLang Developer Pack and BoxLang Theme for Visual Studio Code and Open VSX! 🚀

ContentBox has always been more than just a CMS, it’s the beating heart of Ortus Solutions and the backbone powering our sites and applications. For over 13 years, it has grown alongside ColdBox, constantly adapting to modern development trends. Now, with the arrival of BoxLang, ContentBox is taking its most exciting leap forward yet.

August was a month of significant progress for Ortus Solutions and BoxLang. From major releases to educational resources and international events, here are the highlights from the month

BoxLang 1.5.0 has landed, and it's packed with features that will transform how you build modern applications. This isn't just another incremental update—we've reimagined performance from the ground up, making BoxLang faster, smarter, and more scalable than ever before.

For many organizations, ColdFusion has been the backbone of mission-critical applications for years. But running on outdated versions like ColdFusion 9, 11, or 2016 comes with serious risks that can no longer be ignored. Security vulnerabilities, lack of support, and compatibility issues are just the beginning. And while modernization may feel daunting, the reality is that staying put is far riskier—and more expensive—than taking action.

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Continuing our "102 ColdBox Tips and Tricks" series, let’s explore a powerful feature introduced in ColdBox 6: the when() method. This method simplifies conditional logic by allowing you to chain execution blocks based on boolean values in a clean and fluent way.

BoxLang isn’t just another programming language, it’s a bold leap toward rethinking how we build for the JVM and beyond. But what truly makes BoxLang powerful isn’t just the technology. It’s the people behind it.

Welcome to the first of 10 FREE tips and tricks in our "102 ColdBox Tips and Tricks" Book! In this post, we’ll show you how to easily access system environment variables within your ColdBox configuration files, making your app setup smoother and more flexible!