New stuff in CF9
Ben Forta has posted an article on whats new in CF9. All I can say is that it only scratches the surface of the new features. As soon as I work out what I can say (Non Disclosure Agreement in force) I will post my own list of what I think is good about the new release.
In the meantime what's your favourite new feature? Please let me know so I can plan a TVCFUG meeting on CF9.
I like the new ORM functionality, but we must test it thoroughly under load to make sure it scales properly. I imagine it's solid since it's based on Hybernate.
Access to server variables is also good. There is nothing worse than having to hack service initializers to pre-cache components in a clustered load balanced environment (think 4 physical boxes with 7 instances each) after server/instance restarts.
Multi-server admin tools. Enough said.
DISLIKES
I don't think the new "local" scope adds any value. It seems we're trying to hard to allow people to write inefficient code by being careless about scoping. Using "var" is fine with me as it is similar across multiple languages. "local" will just add another thing to remember when coding in CFML.
STILL OUT on the IDE. I'd like to get my hands on it and test it. Especially if some sort of debugging tools are built-in.