ColdFusion 11 - Few enhancements that makes development easier
The web application technology ColdFusion has a latest version released by Adobe. The version is the 11th one which will enable organizations to build as well as deploy mobile and web applications much more smoothly. There are upgrades as well as improvement of many features. Along with that several security enhancements has been made by Adobe to the web technology which will give developers access to extensive toolkits so that the development experience is better.
Lightweight edition- By virtue of ColdFusion Express you can setup production or development instance of any server very quickly but without the need of following any installation procedure. The Express is the lighter new version of Server which is best suited for developers who want to setup and run servers quickly so that testing as well as debugging can be carried on.
Complete mobile development- The mobile platforms provide a development as well as server infrastructure to facilitate robust and rapid mobile application development, packaging, deployment as well as debugging. Through the new release rapid application development has been introduced to the Builder. The on-device full-fledged debugging facility debugs the mobile applications very quickly on the devices.
WebSocket enhancements- WebSocket now has proxy support with a new module running inside Apache Web Server and IIS which can intercept WebSocket’s requests to redirect them to the server.
PDF Functionality- There is now a new HTML engine leveraged for conversion to PDF which can convert almost all HTML/CSS to the corresponding PDFs. Apart from the new engine there is additional functionality in CFPDF for support of digital signatures as well as PDF archiving.
Social enhancements- There is now support for social media by dynamic generation of some buttons. Some of the supported widgets are Tweet button, Like button, Facebook comment box, Facebook subscribe, Google Plus, Like box, Follow and Activity feed.
Language enhancements- Several language enhancements have been undertaken which will provide better development experience. The core language enhancements of CFML include extended tag support, member functions support, new language constructs, full CFSCRIPT support, new operations support, JSON enhancements and enhanced script functions.
Charting enhancements- The new version introduces server-side charting which allows the creation of highly interactive charts so more visually appealing charts may be produced.
Some of the security measures introduced in the latest version have been given here as well. The update has dealt with some security issues, fixed some bugs as well as strengthened the server. There is also a built-in mechanism that prevents external forces from accessing Administrator or any of its components.
Attachment download prevented for undelivered mails- ColdFusion Sever has undergone a lot of changes which will prevent the downloading of attachments of emails undelivered. The attachment downloading thing may be disallowed or allowed through the Administrator.
Updates in Administrator API- A key allowDownload has been newly added to SetMailProperty as well as GetMailProperty. This API may be used for disabling or enabling of attachments to be downloaded in case of undelivered mails programmatically.
Supporting concurrent login sessions of same user- Now an application can be logged in and accessed through several concurrent login sessions for a given user. The option has been enabled by default. For security concerns the option can be easily disabled.
Sending encrypted mails- Encrypted mails can now be send through tag.
Secure Profile enabled- Secure Profile can now be used for configuration of selected settings. During installation itself, it may be enabled. A listing of IP addresses to be allowed for accessing of Administrator Console may be provided. The Administrator console has secure profile configuration as well so that post installation configuration can be supported.
In addition to ColdFusion 11, ColdFusion Builder 3 has seen a variety of features being introduced as well and the combined enhancements has managed to delight and impress all.
You can hire developers from top ColdFusion web development companies in India who can help you build your website within allocated budgets and time schedules.
We provide ColdFusion development services. If you would like to discuss with an expert ColdFusion developer from our team, please get in touch with us at Mindfire Solutions.
Lightweight edition- By virtue of ColdFusion Express you can setup production or development instance of any server very quickly but without the need of following any installation procedure. The Express is the lighter new version of Server which is best suited for developers who want to setup and run servers quickly so that testing as well as debugging can be carried on.Complete mobile development- The mobile platforms provide a development as well as server infrastructure to facilitate robust and rapid mobile application development, packaging, deployment as well as debugging. Through the new release rapid application development has been introduced to the Builder. The on-device full-fledged debugging facility debugs the mobile applications very quickly on the devices.
WebSocket enhancements- WebSocket now has proxy support with a new module running inside Apache Web Server and IIS which can intercept WebSocket’s requests to redirect them to the server.
PDF Functionality- There is now a new HTML engine leveraged for conversion to PDF which can convert almost all HTML/CSS to the corresponding PDFs. Apart from the new engine there is additional functionality in CFPDF for support of digital signatures as well as PDF archiving.
Social enhancements- There is now support for social media by dynamic generation of some buttons. Some of the supported widgets are Tweet button, Like button, Facebook comment box, Facebook subscribe, Google Plus, Like box, Follow and Activity feed.
Language enhancements- Several language enhancements have been undertaken which will provide better development experience. The core language enhancements of CFML include extended tag support, member functions support, new language constructs, full CFSCRIPT support, new operations support, JSON enhancements and enhanced script functions.
Charting enhancements- The new version introduces server-side charting which allows the creation of highly interactive charts so more visually appealing charts may be produced.
Some of the security measures introduced in the latest version have been given here as well. The update has dealt with some security issues, fixed some bugs as well as strengthened the server. There is also a built-in mechanism that prevents external forces from accessing Administrator or any of its components.
Attachment download prevented for undelivered mails- ColdFusion Sever has undergone a lot of changes which will prevent the downloading of attachments of emails undelivered. The attachment downloading thing may be disallowed or allowed through the Administrator.
Updates in Administrator API- A key allowDownload has been newly added to SetMailProperty as well as GetMailProperty. This API may be used for disabling or enabling of attachments to be downloaded in case of undelivered mails programmatically.
Supporting concurrent login sessions of same user- Now an application can be logged in and accessed through several concurrent login sessions for a given user. The option has been enabled by default. For security concerns the option can be easily disabled.
Sending encrypted mails- Encrypted mails can now be send through tag.
Secure Profile enabled- Secure Profile can now be used for configuration of selected settings. During installation itself, it may be enabled. A listing of IP addresses to be allowed for accessing of Administrator Console may be provided. The Administrator console has secure profile configuration as well so that post installation configuration can be supported.
In addition to ColdFusion 11, ColdFusion Builder 3 has seen a variety of features being introduced as well and the combined enhancements has managed to delight and impress all.
You can hire developers from top ColdFusion web development companies in India who can help you build your website within allocated budgets and time schedules.
We provide ColdFusion development services. If you would like to discuss with an expert ColdFusion developer from our team, please get in touch with us at Mindfire Solutions.