Watch the video version on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/GW2E_CVquIo?feature=share
Hosts:
- Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
- Grant Copley - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions
Product Updates
- qb 13 and Quick 12 released
- Lots of important bug fixes
- Added some testing helpers straight into qb
- `expectToHaveCount`
- `expectNotToHaveCount`
- `expectToExist`
- `expectNotToExist`
SPONSOR — ORTUS SOLUTIONS
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Benefits of On-Site Training
- Save on attendee travel and time expenses
- Have more time for questions and specific content
- Focus on topics that matter to your company
- Define the pace of the course according to your needs
- Get discounts on attendee fees according to your attendance
- You choose the location
Visit https://www.ortussolutions.com/services/training to get a quote today
BoxLang Updates and Features
- Enhanced Zip Compression Control
- Pretty JSON Serialization
- Introducing `xNone()` Functions
- Revolutionary Query Concurrency
- Intelligent Caching Upgrades
- HTTP Response Compression
- Binary Integrity Verification
- Enhanced Command Line Tools help
- Critical Bug Fixes
- CFML Compatibility Enhancements
- Project-specific version management with `.bvmrc`
- Enhanced Snapshot Development
- Self-Maintenance and Updates
- Claude Support
- New Tooling APIs
- Smarter Message Handling
- Easier Debugging
- New Event: `onAIResponse`
- Looking ahead
- More tooling support
- More providers
- Chat streaming…
BoxLang FAQs
- import Java classes
- Star imports
- Alias imports
CFML Updates
- Struct Keys That Contain Dots "Just Work" In Adobe ColdFusion by Ben Nadel
- I appreciate the air quotes around “Just Work”
- CFML Wrapper for the Zint Barcode Generator
- By the king of command line tool wrappers — James Moberg
Upcoming Events and Webinars
ITB Videos Series is Now Live on CFCasts
- Premium series: https://cfcasts.com/series/into-the-box-2025
- Online and On-site ticket holders should have free access - Reach out if not
- Patreons get Free Access to the Series as a token of appreciation for their ongoing support to our mission of modernizing software development
- Series is available for purchase for just $250 (On-demand lifetime access)
- CFCast Subscribers get access on November 1st
ICYMI: Building AWS Lambda Apps with BoxLang!
July 2025 Webinar: Raymond Camden, Let’s Build an App with BoxLang
- July 23rd 11:00 AM CDT
- Free tickets available
CFCamp Slides and Recordings are Up on our Ortus Site and Youtube Channel
- https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/2025/cfcamp-2025
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipqwns38Qso
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cCNcNiRCto
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WcPR09EPb8
- September 22 - 23rd
- Certification available September 21 or 24th
- Ortus Training after the conference: Building Reactive UIs with CBWire
- 2-day training after CFSummit
- Led by Luis Majano and Grant Copley
Closing Remarks
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