The Advantages of Developing Websites With ColdFusion
The ColdFusion software has been released by Adobe Systems and this programming language helps developers build, deploy as well as maintain powerful web applications efficiently. More interactive and dynamic applications can be created with its help which aids enterprises and businesses especially since websites built on this platform offer a number of advantages, attracting new customers, increasing sales and basically growing the customer base. Here are some of the benefits given to help gather the advantages associated with adopting this platform.
Does not need test server- One really helpful feature that this platform has is the entire application which helps you write the language. After you are done with it, Apache or IIS can be used; but this application effectively acts as its very own test server when the script writing is being done which saves you from a lot of headaches. However, there is a disadvantage associated as well. Since its running is done on Java framework on the web, ColdFusion sometimes may be slow and unreliable. However, due to the Java support it is enabled to run on many operating systems which may not otherwise have been possible. In fact writing in ColdFusion offers you the same benefits as those for using Java but the writing is on the whole quite less difficult. You will get many choices due to this language using Open Database Connectivity or ODBC standard instead of associating itself to just a single database. So when you sacrifice the speed of your website, you get quicker development time, compatibility as well as more choices. Learning becomes easy- This language is extremely easy to learn since it is quite similar to normal HTML. In essence it is like HTML's extension tag set and you would not have to struggle with trying to make it do things, then later converting the output as HTML. Since the designing was done for web from scratch it does not behave like a normal language which tries to be compatible with the web. After the tag concept becomes familiar to you, it will become natural and will feel HTML-like when compared to other languages. In fact, belying its simplicity ColdFusion may be said to be in competition with languages such as ASP.NET and JSP. Java- A huge benefit of ColdFusion is that its running is not done on Java. Java classes can be called by the use of the createObject function. Any method needed can be used and the results can be got in ColdFusion variables. Knowing Java code or having an existing one will be extremely useful to you as you will be able to access all J2EE libraries along with ColdFusion's as well. In fact, due to this feature Macromedia has been marketing this language as J2EE's scripting layer. CFScript- If you try to write down dynamic web pages and all you have is tags then after a short while you will start feeling restrictive and especially so if there is something complicated to be done. This will only result in a mass of tags that are hard to read and much like attempting to do page layout with the help of tables. This problem has been solved with the introduction of CFScript which is a language that resembles Javascript and can be put between “”tags. For the experienced programmer this might prove to be simpler to work with when compared to the actual code. Integrating with Macromedia products- When designing pages in Dreamweaver, the scripting can be done in ColdFusion as that will give advantages of dual integration. Other good integration happens with Flash as well. These advantages are just the tip of the iceberg. Using the language offers a multitude of benefits including more security for the applications and improved performance. Thus using this can be great choice for most site owners. But it is also very important to keep in mind that this application cannot be supported by all hosts. Even those who do, should note whether the specific version required by the website can be supported or not. Also they should make it certain whether the hosting provider is reliable or not. You can hire developers from top ColdFusion web development company in India who can help you build mobile apps within allocated budgets and time schedules. We provide ColdFusion development services. If you would like to get your application developed by our certified Coldfusion programmers, please contact us at Mindfire Solutions.