Developers
across the globe are widely using ColdFusion since it is a very
powerful as well as convenient web development platform. This
platform was developed in the year 1995 with certain simple features
for linking HTML pages with a database. ColdFusion’s version 2 was
launched in 1996 constituting a complete scripting language along
with an IDE. The latest version released in 2012, renders a
collection of advanced features to the application developers for
easy development of a range of potent internet applications in
addition to going for enterprise integration.
Adobe’s
initiatives for popularizing ColdFusion
Initiating
roadmap discussions: Every company needs to collect comments,
suggestions and feedback from the clients regarding the functionality
and features of the applications that it has developed. Through
customer interaction, the organization also conveniently comes to
know the methods for boosting the application development framework’s
performance. New roadmap discussions have been initiated by Adobe for
popularizing ColdFusion programming. According to this initiative,
the top management of the company will discuss relevant matters with
customers. The suggestions and feedback received therein will be
utilized for making decisions on the functionality and features with
an aim to render the latest ColdFusion 10 version more powerful.
More
frequent updates: Every software development company is required
to make an impression on users through release of updated versions of
the products. These updated frameworks constitute advanced features
which help in the reduction of programmers’ efforts and time during
the development of rich internet applications. A strategy has been
implemented by Adobe to lessen the release cycles with respect to
ColdFusion. Hence there will be frequent releases of updated versions
constituting a plethora of advanced functionalities as well as
features. Moreover, the reduction in the released cycles will enable
Adobe to keep up with the technological changes effectively.
ColdFusion
launch across the Cloud: The Cloud-based frameworks for app
development are popular amongst developers owing to the convenient
and flexible features. A number of companies have launched their
frameworks’ Cloud version for meeting the requirements of the
developers. Presently, Adobe would be offering Amazon Machine Image
(AMI) with respect to ColdFusion 10 on hourly rates. ColdFusion 10’s
Cloud version will invite an increasing number of programmers to
benefit from this powerful platform.
Expansion
of the ColdFusion community: So far as an app development
framework is concerned, the popularity is dependent upon the
developer community’s size. Therefore, an initiative has been taken
by Adobe for promotion of ColdFusion at a number of community
colleges. The goal of this initiative is to educate programmers on an
exhaustive semester curriculum regarding concepts of server side
programming with ColdFusion. Moreover, the program incorporates
software, quizzes, tests as well as instructor guides for encouraging
new programmers for use of this platform in order to develop rich
applications for the web. Simultaneously, instructors as well as
students have the facility to clarify their doubts through
interaction with a community expert.
Active
engagement of ColdFusion users: A program has been further
implemented by Adobe for keeping the users actively engaged.
ColdFusion events would be organized for keeping the interested user
groups through working actively with them. Concurrently, the
ColdFusion Business Unit present at Adobe is looking forward to
arrange a full-fledged conference about the framework to encourage
the user community’s involvement. However, Adobe will simply be the
primary organizer, facilitating the community’s maximum involvement
in numerous aspects such as content selection. Through regular
interaction with developers, it will be more convenient to drive the
popularity and growth of ColdFusion.
Adobe’s
initiatives would encourage both experienced as well as novice
programmers to go for ColdFusion migration. Moreover, the developer
community’s involvement as well as active participation will
definitely drive the platform’s popularity & Coldfusion
web development
in general.
