2025-10-21 - News - Episode 243

Hosts: 
- Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
- Jacob Beers - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions

summary

In this episode of the Modernize or Die Podcast, Eric Peterson and Jacob Beers discuss the latest updates in ColdBox and BoxLang, including the release of ColdBox 8 and its new features, the introduction of SocketBox for WebSockets, and performance improvements in BoxLang 1.6. They also share tips and tricks for ColdBox, explore AI integration with development tools, and highlight community updates and upcoming events.

Takeaways

• ColdBox 8 introduces significant changes and new features.
• The new ColdBox template includes a dev container configuration.
• SocketBox simplifies WebSocket integration in ColdFusion applications.
• ColdBox tips can enhance debugging and email functionalities.
• BoxLang 1.6 offers performance optimizations up to 65% faster.
• AI integration with development tools enhances coding efficiency.
• New modules like BX charts and BX LDAP are now available.
• Community updates highlight performance testing in CFML.
• Upcoming events include webinars and training sessions.
• Hacktoberfest encourages contributions to open source projects.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome
00:17 Ortus News & BoxLang Updates
14:02 CFML Updates
18:54 Upcoming Events
22:46 Thank You

Keywords
ColdBox, BoxLang, WebSockets, AI integration, CFML, Ortus Solutions, software development, programming, podcast, technology