BoxLang: The Return of the Dynamic Language!
At Into the Box 2026, Ortus Solutions opened the keynote with one of the biggest milestones in recent years: the rapid evolution of
At Into the Box 2026, Ortus Solutions opened the keynote with one of the biggest milestones in recent years: the rapid evolution of
JWT authentication is everywhere. But rolling it correctly — with proper algorithm enforcement, key management, clock skew handling, JWE encryption, and zero security footguns — is anything but trivial. Today, we're shipping bx-jwt, a production-ready JWT/JWE module for BoxLang that handles all of it out of the box, so you can focus on building, not fighting cryptography.
“Modernize or Die” is not about forcing teams into MVC, chasing trends, or rewriting every CFML application from scratch. It means making sure your applications, teams, and processes can survive the future: easier to maintain, test, secure, deploy, document, hire for, and evolve. In 2026, modernization is less about adopting the newest pattern and more about reducing business risk, protecting the value already built into your systems, and ensuring CFML applications remain credible, sustai...
AI is everywhere right now, but for many development teams, the biggest question is no longer “What is AI?” it’s “How do we actually use it in real applications in a secure, practical, and maintainable way?”
Day 2 of Into the Box 2026 shifted the spotlight from platform innovation to real-world impact showing how organizations are using the Ortus Solutions ecosystem to modernize massive systems, scale businesses, and embrace AI-driven development.
From enterprise mig...
BoxLang AI 3.2.0 is here, and it's a landmark release. We're shipping five major features — image generation, web search, a fluent audio builder API, a centralized agent registry, and deep MCP observability — along with a suite of analytics improvements and a critical bug fix. Let's dig in. 🎉
Into the Box 2026
The opening keynote at Into the Box 2026 showcased the next major leap in the Ortus Solutions ecosystem—bringing together AI-native development, modern JVM architecture, and a deeply upgraded developer experience across the stack.
From ColdBox to ...
Search is one of those features that can make or break an application. Users expect it to be instant, forgiving of typos, and smart about relevance. Building that experience from scratch is a significant investment. That is exactly why we built bx-meilisearch — a BoxLang-native module that puts the full power of Meilisearch at your fingertips with a fluent, chainable DSL that feels right at home in any BoxLang application.
You know the drill. Someone opens a PR and half the review comments are about tabs vs spaces, where braces go, or why that one function has its arguments formatted differently from everything else. It's noise. And it's over.
We listen. A lot. And one message has come through loud and clear from our community: teams want a way to get into the BoxLang ecosystem with commercial licensing, real tooling, and actual support — without jumping straight to a full BoxLang+ subscription.