We're excited to announce the release of bx-ldap, a comprehensive LDAP module that brings enterprise-grade directory access to BoxLang! This module goes above and beyond traditional CFML LDAP implementations, offering modern features like connection pooling, event-driven programming, multiple return formats, and a clean, intuitive API.
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Unleashing the Power of Data Visualization: Introducing BX-Charts for BoxLang
Luis Majano |
October
16,
2025
In the world of modern web applications, data is king—but raw numbers rarely tell the full story. 📈 That's where visualization becomes crucial, transforming complex datasets into intuitive, compelling narratives. Today, we're thrilled to introduce BX-Charts, a game-changing charting module that brings professional-grade data visualization directly into the BoxLang ecosystem.
ColdBox Free Tip 9 - Mastering Email Configuration with cbMailServices in ColdBox
Victor Campos |
October
14,
2025
Have you ever accidentally brought your internal email servers down? Or worse, been banned for sending too many emails? Believe me, I’ve been there – and I’ve learned my lesson the hard way. Whether it’s a small typo or sending out thousands of unwanted emails, handling email systems can be tricky.
From Reactive to Proactive: How On-Demand DevOps Prevents Outages Before They Happen
Cristobal Escobar |
October
14,
2025
For many teams, DevOps still means responding to problems — not preventing them.
A service goes down, alerts flood Slack, and everyone scrambles to patch, roll back, or restart.
But what if your infrastructure could warn you before a failure?
What if your deployment pipeline could catch regressions, misconfigurations, or performance drops before they reach production?
That’s the shift from reactive to proactive DevOps
The Hidden Human Factor in ColdFusion Modernization
Cristobal Escobar |
October
13,
2025
When organizations plan a ColdFusion modernization project, they usually focus on code, infrastructure, and technology choices.
But the biggest variable — the one that makes or breaks every project — is human.
Modernization isn’t just a technical journey. It’s a people transformation, and ignoring that human factor is one of the main reasons ColdFusion projects stall, overshoot budgets, or never deliver their intended value.
1. Legacy Fatigue Is R...
ColdBox 8 : The OCHO!
Luis Majano |
October
10,
2025
The most powerful, modern, and feature-rich release of ColdBox ever is now available!
After months of development and years of experimentation with new architectures, we're thrilled to announce ColdBox 8.0.0 - a release that fundamentally transforms how you build CFML applications. Whether you're creating REST APIs, full-stack web applications, microservices, or even desktop applications, ColdBox 8 brings groundbreaking capabilities that will supercharge your development workflow.
Scaling Smart: When It’s Time to Bring in an On-Demand DevOps Engineer
Cristobal Escobar |
October
10,
2025
Growth is great — until your infrastructure can’t keep up.
Most engineering teams start strong: they deploy quickly, iterate fast, and manage environments manually without too much trouble. But as the codebase grows, releases multiply, and uptime expectations rise, the cracks start to show.
What once felt efficient becomes fragile. Deployments slow down. Errors slip through. Firefighting takes over focus from innovation.
That’s the moment when scaling smart becom...
Recap: Modernize or Die Podcast Ep. 242
Victor Campos |
October
09,
2025
Modernize or Die Podcast #242: Recap, Transcript and Resources!
In this episode of the Modernize or Die Podcast, hosts Daniel Garcia and Jacob...
SocketBox: Hello, WebSockets
Victor Campos |
October
09,
2025
Is there a more iconic duo than Peanut Butter and Jelly? PB+J is hard to beat but BoxLang + WebSockets might just give the classic sandwich a run for its money. With the recent WebSocket additions to CommandBox and the new SocketBox library from Ortus there has never been a better time to incorporate WebSockets into your app.
ColdBox Free Tip 7 - ENVIRONMENT Environment Variable
Victor Campos |
October
08,
2025
ColdBox offers a smart way to manage environments by auto-sensing an environment variable called ENVIRONMENT. This allows you to dynamically control the environment in which your application runs, streamlining your development, testing, and production workflows.