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Deep dives into ColdFusion, Lucee, and BoxLang — modern CFML development, runtime internals, and the future of the JVM web stack.
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BoxLang Express Enhancements
BoxLang Express went from basic routing to a full-featured framework across 10 releases (0.1.1→0.1.14): sessions, CSRF, CORS, rate limiting, security headers, uploads, and a SQL-backed session store. Every fix got verified live before being called done, then locked in as one of 149 passing tests. Along the way, express-test grew from a chat demo into a live documentation site, catching stale docs and gotchas that reading alone would've missed.
Introducing BoxExpress: Express.js ergonomics for BoxLang
BoxExpress brings Express.js-style HTTP endpoints to BoxLang using the JDK's built-in HTTP server. It supports routing, middleware, sub-routers, static files, and view rendering—without requiring a servlet container.
I built a Slack clone in BoxLang
Robert built a Slack clone on BoxLang with no bundler, no database, no auth. Channels are free because addresses are free. Presence isn't stored, it's derived. DMs are channels with computed names. Two bugs taught me more than the features: frames aren't ordered, and `content-length` counts bytes.
Do you want to play a game (again)?
Robert rebuilt his 8-year-old Vue D&D combat app in BoxLang, using SocketBox/WebSockets for real-time state. Features SRD 5.2 character creation, turn-based combat with fog-of-war, and a chunked map system with dual-layer tiles and POI markers. Encounter state lives server-side; ~300 TestBox tests cover it.
I asked Claude to describe my personality...
Robert asked Claude to describe their personality without flattery. Claude analyzed author's configuration files, code projects, and documented preferences to generate detailed personality assessment. Key finding: Claude effectively reverse-engineered personality traits from technical documentation and system design patterns, demonstrating how structured configuration files inadvertently reveal behavioral patterns and work preferences.
Do you want to play a game?
Robert ported 1983's Zork to BoxLang to demonstrate natural language parsing without AI models. Transcribed original ZIL (Zork Implementation Language) source from GitHub into BoxLang structs—rooms, objects, exits, synonyms, flags—using Claude for verbatim translation only. Parser handles tokenization and verb resolution like Infocom's original, proving vintage solutions remain viable.
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