Introduction
Welcome to BoxLang: A Modern Dynamic JVM Language
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Welcome to BoxLang: A Modern Dynamic JVM Language
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BoxLang is a modern dynamic JVM language that can be deployed on multiple runtimes: operating system (Windows/Mac/*nix/Embedded), web server, lambda, iOS, android, web assembly, and more. BoxLang combines many features from different programming languages, including Java, CFML, Python, Ruby, Go, and PHP, to provide developers with a modern, functional and expressive syntax.
Please note that we are in open beta and still have many things to complete before the stable release. Please be patient with us as we strive to achieve our goals.
BoxLang has been designed to be a highly adaptable and dynamic language to take advantage of all the modern features of the JVM and was designed with several goals in mind:
Be a rapid application development (RAD) scripting language and middleware.
Unstagnate the dynamic language ecosystem in Java.
Be dynamic, modular, lightweight, and fast.
Be 100% interoperable with Java.
Be modern, functional, and fluent (Think mixing CFML, Node, Kotlin, Java, and Clojure)
Extend via Modules
Be able to support multiple runtime environments:
Native OS Binaries (CLI Tooling, compilers, etc.)
Serverless Computing (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, etc)
Servlet Containers - CommandBox/Tomcat/Jetty/JBoss/Undertow
Docker Containers
Android/iOS Devices
Web assembly
Etc
Compile down to Java ByteCode
Framework Capabilities (Scheduling, applications, events, async computing, tasks, queues, modules)
BoxLang is open source and licensed under the Apache 2 License. Copyright and Registered Trademark by Ortus Solutions, Corp.
BoxLang can also be enhanced by purchasing subscriptions to give you:
Business Support with SLAs
Enhanced builds
Custom patches and builds
Dedicated Engineer
Premium Modules
Much More...
A limited number of Visionary Licenses are available for forward-thinking companies and individuals who share our vision. These subscriptions are first-come first-serve and will power the continued development of the BoxLang eco-system. They will cease to exist after stable launch.
Here's what you get:
One-time purchase, unlimited licenses for unlimited servers/machines for 10 years
5 years of premium support
Long-term peace of mind
Read more about them here: https://www.boxlang.io/plans
To support us, please consider becoming our patron at patreon.com/ortussolutions for as little as $10/month.
The Ortus Community is how to get help: https://community.ortussolutions.com/c/boxlang/42
You can also join our Slack Box Team at: https://boxteam.ortussolutions.com
We all make mistakes from time to time :) So why not let us know about it and help us out? We also love 😍 pull requests, so please star us and fork us at https://github.com/ortus-boxlang/boxlang
BoxLang IDE: https://ortussolutions.atlassian.net/browse/BLIDE
Professional Support: https://www.ortussolutions.com/services/support
GitHub Org: https://github.com/ortus-boxlang
Twitter: https://x.com/TryBoxLang
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/tryboxlang/
This book was written and maintained by Luis Majano and the Ortus Solutions Development Team.
Ortus Solutions is a company that focuses on building professional open source tools, custom applications and great websites! We're the team behind ColdBox, the de-facto enterprise BoxLang HMVC Platform, TestBox, the BoxLang Testing and Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Framework, ContentBox, a highly modular and scalable Content Management System, CommandBox, the BoxLang <BoxLang> CLI, package manager, etc, and many more - https://www.ortussolutions.com/
