Episode 245 | November 18th, 2025

About this episode

In this episode, hosts discuss the latest updates from Ortus Solutions, including ColdBox 8 and BoxLang 1.7, along with new features and important CFML updates.

# 2025-11-18 - News - Episode 245 # Hosts: - Daniel Garcia - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions - Jacob Beers - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions # summary In this episode of the Modernize or Die Podcast, hosts Daniel Garcia and Jacob Beers discuss the latest updates from Ortus Solutions, including the release of ColdBox 8 and BoxLang 1.7. They delve into new features such as server-sent events, serverless capabilities with AWS Lambda, and the introduction of SocketBox for WebSocket integration. The conversation also covers upcoming events, training opportunities, and important updates regarding CFML, including the end of life for ColdFusion 2021. The hosts emphasize the growing impact of BoxLang within the Java community and its new PDF handling capabilities. # Takeaways ColdBox 8 introduces groundbreaking capabilities for web development. The upgrade path from ColdBox 7 to 8 is smooth and efficient. Server-sent events allow real-time data streaming from server to client. BoxLang is making strides in serverless architecture with AWS Lambda. SocketBox simplifies WebSocket integration in ColdFusion applications. BXCompatUI facilitates easy migration from CFML to BoxLang…

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Garcia, Jacob Beers

Topics covered

• ColdBox 8
• BoxLang 1.7
• server-sent events
• serverless capabilities
• AWS Lambda
• SocketBox
• WebSocket integration
• CFML
• ColdFusion 2021
• Java community

Keywords

• web development
• real-time data streaming
• document manipulation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: ColdBox 8, BoxLang 1.7, SocketBox, ColdFusion 2021, BoxLang, Java, ColdBox 7, Lambda, ColdFusion, BXCompatUI

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