Now that we have got Railo Server installed, we can finally get down to some coding!
This chapter will introduce you to the CFML programming language, the programming language that lets you build awesome web applications that can run on Railo Server. The great thing about the CFML language is that it is really easy to get started, using simple tags and functions that generally are self descriptive, which will get you coding applications from the start and become a master of the language in no time at all!
In this chapter, we shall learn the following:
Basics of the language: tags, functions, variables, operators, and scopes
Database access: configuring data sources, running queries and stored procedures
Handling web data such as forms, URL variables, cookies, and sessions
Object-oriented programming with components
Why don't we dive in and get started!