Episode 246 | December16th, 2025

Episode 246 | December16th, 2025

From Modernize or Die ® Podcast by Ortus Solutions

December 18, 2025 · 59 min · Episode 246

About this episode

In this holiday episode, the hosts reflect on the year's achievements in BoxLang, including version 1.8 and BoxLang AI advancements.

# 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Garcia, Eric Peterson, Luis Majano

Topics covered

  • BoxLang
  • BoxLang AI
  • software development
  • community engagement

Keywords

  • performance improvements
  • DocBox
  • autonomous agents
  • webinars
  • bootcamp

Mentioned in this episode

Products: BoxLang, BoxLang AI, DocBox, ColdFusion

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