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Programming ColdFusion MX, 2nd Edition
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Programming ColdFusion MX, 2nd Edition

by Rob Brooks-Bilson
August 2003
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1140 pages
68h 45m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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What Is ColdFusion?

In 1995, J.J. and Jeremy Allaire introduced a product they believed would revolutionize application development for the Web. They too called their creation ColdFusion. The two brothers formed the Allaire Corporation and began selling ColdFusion. Unlike its infamous namesake, ColdFusion has delivered on the promises put forth by its creators. In 2001, Macromedia acquired Allaire, and along with it, ColdFusion. ColdFusion MX represents the second ColdFusion product release under the Macromedia banner.

According to Macromedia’s marketing materials, ColdFusion is “the rapid server scripting environment for creating rich internet applications.” Internet applications exist as a collection of pages, also known as templates, which work together to allow users to perform such tasks as reading email, buying books, or tracking packages. Internet applications often act as the front-end to back-end services, such as legacy applications and databases, and can be accessed through various means such as web browsers, cell phones, and other Internet-enabled devices. Some examples of web sites and applications built using ColdFusion include Autobytel.com’s application for researching and purchasing a car (http://www.autobytel.com/), Williams-Sonoma’s storefront application (http://www.williams-sonoma.com/), and the online reservation system at the Broadmoor Hotel’s web site (http://www.broadmoor.com/).

One key aspect of an Internet application is that it is dynamic; it is not ...

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