# 2025-11-16 - News - Episode 246

# Hosts: 
- Daniel Garcia - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
- Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
- Luis Majano - CEO of Ortus Solutions

# summary

In this holiday episode of the Modernize or Die Podcast, hosts Daniel Garcia, Eric Peterson, and Luis Majano reflect on the year’s achievements, particularly focusing on the advancements in BoxLang, including the release of version 1.8 and the introduction of BoxLang AI. They discuss the performance improvements, the revival of DocBox for documentation, and the exciting future plans for the community, including upcoming webinars and a bootcamp for BoxLang AI. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community engagement and the continuous evolution of technology in the software development landscape.

# Takeaways

• BoxLang was the top word of 2025 according to Riverside.
• The no-op compiler significantly reduces attack vectors.
• Version 1.8 of BoxLang includes major performance improvements.
• DocBox has been revived with new features and themes.
• BoxLang AI now supports flexible messaging and multimodality agents.
• The new AI Populate function allows structured output from LLMs.
• BoxLang AI can create autonomous agents with memory capabilities.
• The community is encouraged to participate in upcoming webinars and bootcamps.
• Open source version of BoxLang AI includes extensive documentation and examples.
• Future plans include a major release at Into the Box 2026.

# Chapters

00:00 Welcome
01:20 Ortus News & BoxLang Updates
53:20 CFML Updates
54:24 Upcoming Events and Conferences
57:47 Thanks

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# Keywords
BoxLang, AI, software development, programming, performance improvements, DocBox, ColdFusion, technology updates, community engagement, software releases