Reading Beyond The Lines

ColdFusion 9 was officially released on October 5^th.  And to get you started with ColdFusion 9, we have a host of resources to offer.

First and foremost is the ColdFusion Help and Support (H&S) page. This page is a one-stop shop for docs, videos, tutorials, blogs, featured articles, and all information related to ColdFusion.

For a quick overview of the new features of this release, see What’s New in ColdFusion 9 .

All ColdFusion 9 documentation is available online both in HTML and PDF format.

• Installing Adobe ColdFusion 9 (HTML | PDF) - Guides you through the installation and basic configuration of ColdFusion 9 for Windows, Macintosh, Solaris, Linux, and AIX platforms.
  
  

• Configuring and Administering Adobe ColdFusion 9 (HTML | PDF) - This book provides detailed information about performing ColdFusion administration tasks like managing server settings, configuring datasources, managing security, deploying ColdFusion applications, and more.

• Adobe ColdFusion 9 CFML Reference (HTML | PDF) – Read this book for descriptions, syntax, usage, and code examples for all ColdFusion tags, functions, and variables.

  For the list of new tags in ColdFusion 9, see New Tags in ColdFusion 9.
  For the list of new functions in ColdFusion 9, see New Functions in ColdFusion 9.

• Developing Adobe ColdFusion 9 Applications (HTML | PDF)  - This book provides detailed information about ColdFusion features, such as ColdFusion ORM, AJAX, Flex and AIR integration, integration with other products and technologies such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, and SharePoint.
  
• Adobe ColdFusion 9 Language Reference (HTML) - Provides syntax and usage information for the ActionScript language elements, core libraries, and component packages and classes for ColdFusion.

The slick commenting feature lets you add and view comments to all the documentation. So, happy reading, and keep the comments coming in!