Modernize or Die ® Podcast | Episode 234

June 3, 2025 • 20 Minutes

Episode 234 | June 3rd, 2025

# 2025-06-03 - News - Episode 234

Hosts:

Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions

Jacob Beers - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions

## Ortus News

- cfmigrations v5 released - based off of qb 12 and cbMockData 4

- Simpler configuration for CommandBox Migrations coming soon!

- cbPlaywright v1.52.1 (corresponding to Playwright 1.52)

- Also can be used better outside of TestBox

- ITB 2025 videos coming to CFCasts in June

- BoxLang VS Code Extension v1.7.1 Released!

- The latest update brings improved autocomplete, enhanced function support, and better performance for an even smoother developer experience.

- Upgrade now to boost your productivity while building with BoxLang! https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/v171-boxlang-vscode-extension

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If you want to get your product or service in front of our wonderful BoxLang and CFML audience, reach out to us on our website.

## BoxLang Updates

- BoxLang v1.2.0 released!

- This powerful new release showcases what our team can deliver in just two weeks—over 30 performance-focused enhancements that supercharge runtime efficiency without changing your existing code. From faster string operations to smarter memory management, BoxLang 1.2 makes building modern applications even smoother, faster, and smarter. https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-v120-released

- BoxLang FAQs

- BoxLang is its own language!!!

- Basic syntax differences

- Bx

- Class

- etc…

- Static BIF access

- Functional member methods

- Java interop

- Additional runtime features

- Scheduler

- Modules

## CFML Updates

- Lucee v6 Upgrade Guide

- https://docs.lucee.org/recipes/breaking-changes-6-0.html

- Fixinator 6.1.0

- https://www.petefreitag.com/blog/fixinator-6-1-0/

- James Moberg - Using ColdFusion and Xpdf to extract PDF metadata

- https://www.mycfml.com/articles/using-coldfusion-and-xpdf-to-extract-pdf-metadata/

- Ben Nadel - Creating Java Classes From JAR Files In Adobe ColdFusion 2025

- https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4809-creating-java-classes-from-jar-files-in-adobe-coldfusion-2025.htm

- Related: https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4804-rendering-1-dimensional-barcodes-with-zxing-and-coldfusion.htm

## Events

- CFCamp Slides and Recordings are Up on our Ortus Site and Youtube Channel: https://www.ortussolutions.com/events/2025/cfcamp-2025

- Upcoming June Webinar: Building Dynamic AWS Lambda Applications with BoxLang - Just a few days left

- Luis Majano - Register for Free on EventBrite: https://BoxLang-AWS-Lambda-2025.eventbrite.com,

- Wednesday, June 18 at 11:00 AM (CDT)

- July Webinar is also Scheduled with Ray Camden, more details coming soon!

- America Digital México | June 17, 2025 | Ciudad de México, México

- Ortus Solutions has been invited to showcase BoxLang, the groundbreaking new programming language, at the 9th America Digital México Conference, a major event uniting technology and business leaders from across the region. Join us at booth C36!

- Open South Code 2025 - Spain

- June 20 - 21, 2025

- La Térmica - Málaga

- Gold Sponsors - Ortus Solutions

- https://www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/opensouthcode2025

- Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2025.

- September 22 - 23rd

- Certification available September 21 or 24th

- https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com

- Speaker Application

- https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com/speaker-application

- Into the Box 2026 is coming soon with Blind Ticket Pricing - Stay tuned!