This article focuses on practical ideas and habits that, when consistently applied, will allow you to develop and create better ColdFusion applications - regardless of which CF version you use, the hardware you run on, or the methodology you employ - as well as make your development easier.

For those of you who don't know who I am, let me begin by explaining that I am not a designer. I can't make pages or pictures pretty - heck, I haven't even figured out how to use some of the features in PC Paint yet. My expertise is in software architecture, programming, and business logic.

'ColdFusion MX and beyond' was Ben Forta's theme when as Macromedia's Senior Technical Evangelist he spoke at MAX 2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah today.

So you need to make your Web site accessible. It's not the purpose of this article to persuade you to do it; let's just assume that you've decided to do it.

In its simplest form, text-based data provides a basic view of its structure and meaning. Charting enhances that view and puts the data in an entirely different light. ColdFusion has offered charting capabilities since version 5.0, but the functionality has always lacked some finesse – something that is present in other commercial charting solutions.

The Midwest is home to a world-class health-care provider, research facility, and medical school. For close to a century, this organization has been pushing the limits of modern medicine, while making significant contributions to the medical community.

There are a number of features included in ColdFusion MX 6.1 that solidify its position as the best choice for Web application development - from both the developer and client perspectives. These features include enhanced performance and scalability, as well as enhancements to key functionality, including the CFMAIL tag.