BoxLang is the new CF-compatible server and CLI tool. It’s extensible easily with modules, which means you can write your own built in functions, tags, and more for your own use or to share with the community on ForgeBox. Let’s find out how.

1. WELCOME
Into the Box 2025: The Future is Dynamic!

2. www.intothebox.org
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The world’s newest dynamic JVM language
What's New with BoxLang

3. Brad Wood
• Lead developer of CommandBox CLI
• BoxLang Framework Architect
• MInored in music in college, focusing on trumpet and classical guitar
Senior Software Architect
brad@bradwood.com @bdw429s

4. • Written from scratch
• Features multi-runtimes
• Based on ideas CFML, Kotlin, Groovy, Java, Ruby, etc
• Adds a lot of new functionality and ways to run code
But also a new language!
• Drop-in replacement for CFML apps
• Has CFML parser and compat module
• Aims to mimic the behaviors of CF
2+ years of development
BoxLang 1.0.0 Released!

5. ● CLI
● Miniserver
● AWS Lambda
● CommandBox
● JSR-223
Running Boxlang

6. ● null support by default
● castas operator
● instanceof operator
● annotations
○ properties
○ UDFs
○ classes
● assert statement
● Bitwise Operators
● Multi-catch blocks
Language Constructs

7. ● Auto-casting of function args
● Auto-casting of return types
● Numerical placeholders
● Number parsing and math type contagian
Runtime Behaviors

8. ● resolvers
○ bx
○ java
● imports
○ aliases
○ modules
● static references
Creating Instances

9. ● Extend Java class
● Implement java interface
● Pass BL function as functional interface
● Collect streams
● Omit empty varargs
Java Interop

10. ○ BIF (Built In Function) reference
○ Java static methods
○ Java instance methods
○ Object method invokers
○ Lambda/Pure function
Functional Wrappers

11. ● Unmodifiable Array
● Unmodifiable Struct
● Unmodifiable Query
Unmodifiable data types

12. Thank You!
The Future of Modern Development Starts Here, with you! 🚀