Chapter 30. Managing Threads
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</feature>ColdFusion MX 7 event gateways introduced asynchronous programming in CFML. Asynchronous coding allows requests to run concurrently yet independently of each other. The asynchronous CFML gateway allows developers to run code parallel to the user request. The template requested in the browser can issue multiple calls to the gateway. The code running in the gateway is completely autonomous, meaning that it runs in its own thread, consumes its own resources, and does not depend on the parent request thread. The parent thread continues execution without waiting ...
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