ColdBox 19th Anniversary, 7.4 Highlights, and 8.x Preview

As we celebrate 19 years of ColdBox, it's a great time to look at where we are today and what exciting updates are ahead. From major enhancements in the 7.x series to the upcoming ColdBox 8 and deeper BoxLang integration, we’re building the future of modern web development.

On June 20–21, Ortus Solutions and BoxLang are proud to return as Gold Sponsors of Open South Code 2025, one of the premier open source events in Europe, hosted in Málaga, Spain.

Our continued support of this event reflects our strong commitment to the open source ecosystem, software innovation, and the developer community across Europe and beyond.

Join Luis Majano for:

“BoxLang: A New Dynamic JVM Language”

Date: Friday, J...

If you missed Into the Box 2025, you can now catch up on all the action with on-demand access to every session from Day 1 and Day 2, now available as a premium series on CFCasts. This year’s conference explored everything from BoxLang and ColdBox to AI tools and cutting-edge workflows, with content tailored for modern developers of all levels.

All BoxLang sessions are available for free, so **whether you’re just getting started or deep into exploring it, you can begin learning right away and join the movement! **

The future of development isn't about choosing a single platform or runtime—it's about embracing the dynamic nature of our ever-evolving digital landscape. My presentation "BoxLang - The Future is Dynamic" from DevNexus 2025 is now available on YouTube, and I'm excited to share why BoxLang represents a paradigm shift in how we approach modern software development.

We're excited to announce a game-changing feature for BoxLang developers: Maven Integration! This powerful addition opens the door to the entire Java ecosystem, allowing you to seamlessly incorporate thousands of Java libraries into your BoxLang applications with just a few simple commands.

We're excited to announce the release of the Setup BoxLang GitHub Action – a powerful new tool that makes it incredibly easy to integrate BoxLang into your continuous integration and deployment workflows. Whether you're building applications, running tests, or deploying BoxLang projects, this action eliminates the complexity of environment setup and gets you coding faster.

🔥 BoxLang 1.2 is Here! 🔥

We're excited to announce the release of BoxLang 1.2, a significant milestone that demonstrates our commitment to delivering both cutting-edge features and exceptional performance. This release represents how much innovation the entire BoxLang team can accomplish in just 2 weeks of focused development, bringing you powerful new capabilities while dramatically improving the runtime efficiency that makes BoxLang a compelling choice for modern applications.

**Ortus Solutions is pleased to announce v1.7.0 of the official BoxLang extension for VSCode! ** I wanted to share a quick overview with you all of the features we are sending up in this release. In this release I have two new features I would like to draw your attention to.

Introducing BoxLang Academy – Learn BoxLang from the Creators

At Ortus Solutions, we believe that sharing knowledge fuels innovation. That’s why we’re proud to announce the launch of BoxLang Academy — the official online learning platform for mastering BoxLang, the modern dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), developed by the creators of ColdBox, TestBox<...