What program do you currently use to build your Adobe ColdFusion code and manage your applications? If you aren't using CFEclipse, it's definitely worth a look. This article will introduce and get you started with using Eclipse and the CFEclipse plug-in as an alternative IDE (Integrated Development Environment). In addition, I will briefly cover a few tools, such as the ColdFusion 8 Extensions for Eclipse. This is by no means a one-stop reference for the CFEclipse plug-in, but it should be a great starting point for anyone new to this environment.

Eclipse is an open-source IDE. By default, Eclipse is configured for coding in Java, but the CFEclipse plug-in for Eclipse provides an easy-to-use ColdFusion perspective with a feature-rich interface that can be customized with plug-ins and other tools. I will cover some of these features in this brief article and will also demonstrate how to set up this program so that you can start building with CFEclipse in just a few minutes—for free.

Requirements

To make the most of this article, you need the following software and files:

Eclipse

• Download (download the "Eclipse Classic" download)
• CFEclipse plug-in (update from Eclipse)
• ColdFusion 8 Extensions for Eclipse

ColdFusion 8 (any edition will work, including the free Developer Edition)

• Try
• Buy

• Note: To get started, you will need to have ColdFusion already installed.

Prerequisite knowledge

Although this article does not get into coding, you should have at least a fundamental knowledge of hand coding with ColdFusion before using CFEclipse.

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