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ColdFusion Article
An overview of Ajax features in ColdFusion 8
Brian Szoszorek
Steve Rittler
Table of Contents
Among the many enhancements to Adobe ColdFusion 8 are easy-to-use tools that enable you to quickly create Ajax applications. Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) combines a set of technologies that you can use for creating more interactive web applications.
This article gives an overview of using new Ajax features in ColdFusion 8 for application interface layout and data binding. The Ajax features in ColdFusion 8 also help you work with JSON, SPRY, and proxies, but that will be covered in future articles.
Requirements
To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:
ColdFusion 8
About the authors
Brian Szoszorek has been developing ColdFusion applications since 2000. He is a certified ColdFusion developer and the chief technologist of New Point Media. He has worked and provided consulting services to companies such as New Era Cap Company, XL Capital, Spire Systems, and Adobe Systems. Brian is a strong evangelist for how ColdFusion, Flex, Adobe AIR, and the Flash Platform as they provide higher productivity and richer, engaging experiences compared to competing technologies.
Stephen Rittler is the president of Countermarch Systems LLC, a company dedicated to improving alumni relations in higher education through the proper application of CRM tools, social networking and process improvement through technology. His company has developed effective solutions for clients in education, government, publishing and manufacturing. He is a Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX developer and has contributed to the CF community through his writing, management of the Philadelphia ColdFusion User Group and presentations on a variety of topics. Steve is a musician at heart but has yet to figure out how to play his saxophone and code at the same time.
