Ortus Solutions, Corp

Ortus Solutions, Corp Ortus Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of products and services for empowering, building, running and managing ColdFusion applications.

We are the creators of ColdBox, CodexWiki and much more. We are the creators of ColdBox, ContentBox CMS and much more.

Good software isn’t just about shipping features. It’s also about having confidence in what you ship. 🧪Testing and QA ca...
09/25/2026

Good software isn’t just about shipping features. It’s also about having confidence in what you ship. 🧪

Testing and QA can look very different from one team to another, and there’s always something we can learn from how others approach it.

Our developer Tom Buettell will be hosting a conversation around building a stronger testing and QA process—from catching issues earlier to creating practices that help teams ship with more confidence.

If testing is something your team is working through (or something you’ve learned a few lessons about along the way), we’d love to have you join the conversation.

🔗 Event details: https://ortus-testing-qa-process.eventbrite.com/

What’s one testing or QA practice that has made the biggest difference for your team?

ColdBox 8.2.0 Is Here!ColdBox 8.2.0 brings a major set of updates for modern application development, including:Route-sc...
09/24/2026

ColdBox 8.2.0 Is Here!

ColdBox 8.2.0 brings a major set of updates for modern application development, including:

Route-scoped middleware
Server-Sent Events support
Conversational AI routing and AI Gateways
Faster startup and routing performance
Security hardening
New HTTP caching primitives
Better testing for streaming endpoints
The release also introduces cbGenesis, a production-ready ColdBox application template for BoxLang.

Explore everything new in ColdBox 8.2.0:
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/coldbox-820-middleware-streaming-ai-gateways-and-a-whole-lot-more?utm_source=Community&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Ortus_Products&utm_id=Ortus_Products&utm_term=BoxLang+Ortus+Solutions+Timeline+20+Years+Revolution+Modernizations+Devs

Testing two collections with the same values should not require sorting arrays and comparing every item. TestBox 7.1 int...
09/23/2026

Testing two collections with the same values should not require sorting arrays and comparing every item. TestBox 7.1 introduces nine matchers for BoxLang’s native Set type, helping your tests express exactly what you mean:

✓ Compare sets regardless of order
✓ Validate subsets and supersets
✓ Test unions, intersections, differences, and more

In Part 1 of our Assert Like You Mean It series, we explore the new Set matchers and show them in action with a practical permission-checking example.
Read the full article:

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/assert-like-you-mean-it-testbox-71-part-1-set-expectations

Your ColdFusion roadmap shouldn’t have to wait for another hiring cycle. 💡When projects grow, priorities shift, and inte...
09/18/2026

Your ColdFusion roadmap shouldn’t have to wait for another hiring cycle. 💡

When projects grow, priorities shift, and internal teams are already at capacity, adding the right expertise at the right time can help keep critical work moving.

**Our latest blog explores how staff augmentation helps companies:**
➡️ Move ColdFusion and CFML projects forward
➡️ Support internal development teams
➡️ Access specialized expertise faster
➡️ Add flexible capacity without expanding permanent headcount

Read the blog to learn how experienced ColdFusion developers can help your team keep momentum.

👉 https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/your-development-team-is-at-capacity-heres-how-to-keep-critical-work-moving?utm_source=Mailchimp&utm_medium=Socials&utm_campaign=Staff+Augmentation+Campaign&utm_id=Staff+Augmentation&utm_term=Staff%2C+Team+Augmentation%2C+Hiring%2C+Staff+Augmentation%2C+Nearshoring%2C+BoxLang%2C+ColdFusion%2C+CFML%2C+QA&utm_content=Campaign+Round+1

☕ Ship Java JARs Directly from CommandBox! 🚀Need to compile Java and package it as a JAR? CommandBox can now handle the ...
09/10/2026

☕ Ship Java JARs Directly from CommandBox! 🚀

Need to compile Java and package it as a JAR? CommandBox can now handle the whole workflow without bringing in a separate build toolchain.

With the new Java Compile DSL, you can:
🔧 Compile Java sources with javac
📦 Build regular or fat JARs
📚 Generate Javadocs
⚙️ Configure manifests, resources, and classpaths
🤖 Get CI-friendly JSON output
☕ Automatically download Java 21 when needed

The best part? You can do it all from the CommandBox CLI or a fluent DSL in your task runners.

⚠️ Currently available in bx-cli beta builds.

📖 Read the full walkthrough:
https://community.ortussolutions.com/t/ship-java-jars-right-from-your-commandbox-cli/11140

09/08/2026

What if evaluating BoxLang didn’t require rewriting your ColdFusion application first?
That’s the focus of our latest article:
Getting Started with BoxLang as an Alternative CFML Engine

Based on Charlie Arehart’s Into the Box 2026 session, the post walks through the practical questions most CFML teams have when they start evaluating BoxLang:
• Can my existing .cfm and .cfc files run on BoxLang?
• Do I need to convert my code first?
• How do I check compatibility?
• What modules might my application need?
• Can I use CommandBox, Docker, or another deployment model?
• What does a realistic proof of concept look like?

One of the most useful ideas from Charlie’s session is that evaluating BoxLang does not need to begin as a “migration project.”
You can start much smaller:
Scan the application. Run it. Identify the gaps. Measure the effort.
That gives you real evidence from your own codebase before making a bigger modernization decision.

👉 Read the full article:
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/getting-started-with-boxlang-as-an-alternative-cfml-engine

The article also includes Charlie’s Into the Box session and presentation slides for anyone who wants to go deeper.

09/04/2026

Modernizing a ColdFusion application doesn’t have to mean rewriting it from scratch.

That’s the idea behind our latest article:

Why Migrate from ColdFusion to BoxLang? 10 Reasons to Modernize Your CFML Applications

Based on Jon Clausen’s Into the Box 2026 session, we explore why more CFML teams are looking at BoxLang as a practical modernization path.

Among the key reasons:

• Reduce licensing constraints
• Address the shrinking CFML talent pool
• Use modern language features and tooling
• Gain native Java interoperability
• Run with a much smaller runtime footprint
• Modernize incrementally instead of committing to a risky full rewrite

For organizations with years of investment in ColdFusion and CFML, the question is not necessarily:

“How do we replace everything?”

A better question may be:

“How do we preserve what already works while removing the constraints that hold us back?”

That is exactly where BoxLang becomes interesting.

👉 Read the full article:
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/why-migrate-from-coldfusion-to-boxlang-10-reasons-to-modernize-your-cfml-applications

The article also includes Jon’s full Into the Box session and presentation slides for anyone who wants to go deeper.

🌎 BoxLang Around the World: Building the Next Generation of Modern Developers!Our journey at Florida International Unive...
09/03/2026

🌎 BoxLang Around the World: Building the Next Generation of Modern Developers!

Our journey at Florida International University is underway! 🚀

Day 1 brought students closer to Ortus Solutions, BoxLang, modern software development, and the realities of building a career in tech.

We’re excited to help students explore open source, AI, and modern development while showing them how their ideas can become real applications and useful solutions. 💡

And this is just the beginning! 🔥 Next up are the BoxLang & BoxLang AI workshops and hackathon, where students will put what they’ve learned into action and build something of their own.

🌎 BoxLang Around the World. Building the next generation of developers.

📖 Read the full story:
https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-at-florida-international-university-building-the-next-generation-of-modern-developers

09/03/2026

Be a rebel.
Question conventions. Challenge assumptions. Build things your own way.
But if you're building or maintaining a serious CFML application, trust Michael Rigsby on this one:
Use a framework.
And yes, we're going to be even more specific:
Use ColdBox.
Your application may work perfectly well without it today. The real question is what happens after another 5 or 10 years of changes, new developers, integrations and accumulated decisions.
We wrote about why your future self might thank you for introducing structure now.
🔗 https://lnkd.in/ev_uTrXT
Are you still running a CFML application without a framework?

🌎 **BoxLang Around the World: The Beginning of Something Bigger!**We’re kicking off our time at **Florida International ...
09/01/2026

🌎 **BoxLang Around the World: The Beginning of Something Bigger!**

We’re kicking off our time at **Florida International University** with the **Ortus & BoxLang Intro Session**, introducing students to more than just a programming language.

This first session is about showing how they can make an impact through open source 🚀 and use AI to turn ideas into real solutions that can help other developers, save time, and solve real problems. 💡

With BoxLang and BoxLang AI, we want students to see what’s possible when technology, creativity, and community come together.

And this is just the beginning! 🔥 We’re almost ready for the hackathon and BoxLang & BoxLang AI workshops, and we can’t wait to see what they build and learn from their ideas.

🌎 BoxLang Around the World. Building the next generation of developers.

https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-at-florida-international-university-supporting-the-next-generation-of-modern-devs

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