Adobe ColdFusion 8 is a solution that can help with everyday problems associated with the development of Internet applications, allowing you to be extremely productive in the creation and distribution of interactive online applications. ColdFusion is a server technology which processes pages with the extension .Cfm and .Cfml. It uses the programming language CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language), supported also by many other J2EE application servers. Suitable for any IT environment, ColdFusion 8 can easily be used for various purposes, from small internal applications up to highly scalable implementations of the most reliable and important business applications.
Here are some of the main features of ColdFusion:
1 – Optimal Performance: more intuitive and requiring less use of code compared to alternative solutions.
2 – Integration with Adobe Flex
3 – Solution tailored for businesses: ColdFusion runs natively on standard J2EE application servers, and can extend or integrate with other Java applications and corporate data sources.
4 – Integrated services include ColdFusion structured report, charts and graphs, Verity text search, database drivers for high-performance that would lead to additional costs if they were implemented with other solutions.
Like all server-side languages such as PHP, ASP and Perl, the pages do not require compilation, and therefore can be modified with a standard text editor such as Notepad in Windows, but the source code is not detectable through simple HTTP calls. The new release is designed to increase developer productivity, and can integrate in complex enterprise environments and can identify the bottlenecks that can affect the servers performance.
Better monitoring capability means that ColdFusion 8 can provide granular reports that show which applications have a long waiting time before being executed, or which objects are making a Web page slow. The suite of development was achieved with the help and contributions of over fourteen thousands beta developers.
ColdFusion 8 uses Ajax-based components, enabling users to design and deploy applications with more intuitive interfaces.
More extensive is now the integration with the platform .Net and improved is the support for Windows Vista and JBoss, in the direction of the scalability and interoperability. The new version, available in Standard and Enterprise Edition, makes it possible to integrate ColdFusion applications with other Adobe technologies such as Flex, PDF, Air (Adobe Integrated Runtime) and LiveCycle.
Recently the product Adobe Dreamweaver has offered a number of new features for ColdFusion developers, some of which need to be defined, as a test server for Dreamweaver, a computer where ColdFusion MX 7 or later is installed. For example, the new Property Inspector windows for the controls of the forms are available only if you specify the server test correctly. Dreamweaver also allows you to visually examine the ColdFusion components (CFCs) which are located on the site or on the server. The program reads the files .cfs and displays the relevant information in a tree view for easy navigation in the Components panel.
The Adobe ColdFusion software can then easily be used with many functions, from small internal applications building to the highly scalable and reliable implementations of the most important business applications.
