ColdFusion 9 Released

Last week Adobe announced the release of ColdFusion 9. I am very pleased to have been part of the Beta for CF9 and although I didn't spend as much time as I would have liked on it, my one enhancement suggestion was incorporated in the final release.

What supprised me about the release was that Adobe's marketing of the features in CF9 don't match my list of great new features I have found during the Beta. (I do hope all my favourites are still in the final release!)

Adobe has a list on their web site which has the following headings:

• Office file interoperability
• Tight integration with ColdFusion Builder
• Object-relational mapping
• Microsoft Office SharePoint integration
• Enhanced Adobe Flash Platform integration
• ColdFusion as a Service
• Adobe AIR local/remote database synchronization
• New Ajax controls
• Server Manager
• Built-in support for portlet standards

It doesn't match my personal list very closely. My top five favourites are:

• Implicit Getters / Setters
• ORM Hibernate Integration
• AJAX UI controls
• Script Enhancements
• Implicit Structure and Array improvements

What's your favourite CF9 feature?

Tommorrow eveing at the Thames Valley CFUG I will be presenting an introduction to ORM in CF9 and we will be discussing our favourite enhancements in CF9. Why not come along and find out what CF9 can offer you? It free and I'll even supply some sandwiches.