ColdFusion 8 includes several new features that allow developers and administrators to be more productive, build more robust applications, and to develop applications that perform better than any prior version of the product.  It shows Adobe’s commitment to the product and to enabling ColdFusion developers to build better web-enabled applications faster than is possible with any other available technology.

I am extremely impressed with the new features and look forward to putting them to use for more and more clients.  In my own commercial (client) and internal development, my efficiency as a developer and the performance of my applications both increased significantly on the ColdFusion 8 platform.   As someone who often has to troubleshoot, improve, and analyze client applications and server performance, I’ve also found the new debugging and server monitoring tools to be invaluable.  I can’t imagine going back to not having them available and making use of them daily.

This is a terrific release and I strongly encourage developers and organizations to evaluate and implement it as soon as possible (http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/).

For a more detailed overview of the significant new features in ColdFusion 8, see my previous editorial online at http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/read/383559.htm.

(Editor's Note: Simon was also interviewed by SYS-CON.TV about CF8 during the product's final beta release. View the SYS-CON.TV interview.)