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.