Cold Fusion

Most Web pages use the hypertext markup language (HTML). Macromedia ColdFusion extends the capabilities of HTML with its ColdFusion markup language (CFML). Pages written in CFML are then interpreted on a server that includes the ColdFusion Web server application. ColdFusion allows for database interaction and dynamically populated Web pages. Its advantage over other languages that do the same thing, such as Active Server Pages (ASP) lies in the simplicity and compactness of the markup language. This allow programmers to develop applications quicker and maintain the code more effectively. ColdFusion is used in cataloging, e-commerce and areas where information needs to be changed on the fly.