Episode 238 | August 5th, 2025

Hosts: Eric Peterson - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions Grant Copley - Senior Developer at Ortus Solutions SPONSOR — ORTUS SOLUTIONS CBWire 🎙️ This episode is sponsored by CBWire; the fastest way to build reactive, modern UIs without leaving your CFML server! With CBWire, you can forget about complex front-end frameworks and endless JavaScript. CBWire brings simplicity, speed, and power to your development workflow by letting you build dynamic, real-time interfaces directly in ColdBox. Whether you're modernizing legacy apps or launching new ones, CBWire helps developers and companies ship faster with cleaner, more maintainable code. Ready to level up? Join our 2-Day CBWire Workshop right after Adobe CFSummit 2025, led by creators Grant Copley and Luis Majano, and get hands-on with everything you need to master CBWire.(Sept 24-25 Las Vegas, Nevada) 🔗 Learn more and register: Workshop-Reactive-UIS-CBWire.eventbrite.com BoxLang Simple Charting with BoxLang - Raymond Camden https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/07/18/simple-charting-with-boxlang For server-side WKHTMLtoPDF https://wkhtmltopdf.org/ ForgeBox module https://forgebox.io/view/wkhtmltopdf Releases BoxLang v1.4.0 https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-v140-our-biggest-release-yet New Async Primitives — asyncRun, asyncAll, asyncAllApply, asyncAny MiniServer Improvements — env variables, health checks, additional security protections Performance improvements with strings, JSON, and custom component lookups Hundreds of bug fixes New docs around MiniServer, Components, Transactions, XML Processing, Property Files, and Testing BoxLang JSoup https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/boxlang-jsoup-powerful-html-parsing-cleaning-and-fluent-navigation CFML Updates cbSecurity JWT Custom Claims https://community.ortussolutions.com/t/i-want-guidance-on-how-to-handle-custom-jwt-claims-in-cbsecurity/10754 Ben Nadel Explicit Arguments Always Override ArgumentCollection In ColdFusion https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4826-explicit-arguments-always-override-argumentcollection-in-coldfusion.htm Creating Runtime Extensions and Polyfills in ColdFusion https://www.bennadel.com/blog/4825-creating-runtime-extensions-and-polyfills-in-coldfusion.htm WireBox Runtime Mixins https://wirebox.ortusbooks.com/advanced-topics/runtime-mixins ColdBox Application and View Helpers https://coldbox.ortusbooks.com/the-basics/layouts-and-views/helpers-udfs Events ICYMI — Build a BoxLang App Webinar with Raymond Camden https://youtu.be/HLVaUu20AZA?feature=shared August Webinar: Leveling Up your Async Game with Boxlang with Jon Clausen August 20th, 2025, 11:00 AM CDT Free tickets available register to get access at eventbrite https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/leveling-up-your-async-game-with-boxlang Adobe ColdFusion Summit 2025 + CBWire Workshop September 22 - 23rd Certification available September 21 or 24th https://cfsummit.adobeevents.com Ortus Training after the conference Sept 24 - 25 (Limited Seats Available): Building Reactive UIs with CBWire 2-day training after CFSummit (CBWIRE WORKSHOP) Led by Luis Majano and Grant Copley ITB 2026 is now out + Call for Speakers is open Into the Box 2026 Eventbrite: https://Intothebox2026.eventbrite.com Into the Box 2026 Site: https://www.intothebox.org Call for Speakers: https://www.ortussolutions.com/blog/call-for-speakers-into-the-box-2026 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 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 Thank you to all of our Patreon Supporters! You can support us on Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/ortussolutions You can see an up to date list of all sponsors on Ortus Solutions' Website: https://ortussolutions.com/about-us/sponsors ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★