# Learn Modern ColdFusion \<CFML> in 100 Minutes

## Learn Modern ColdFusion \<CFML> in 100 Minutes

- [Introduction](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/readme.md): Learn Modern ColdFusion \<CFML> in 100+ Minutes.
- [Welcome](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/intro/intro.md): CFML is vibrant, modern and strong!
- [Author](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/intro/intro/author.md): Information about the author
- [About This Book](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/intro/intro/about-this-book.md)
- [What is ColdFusion (CFML)](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/intro/history.md): ColdFusion Markup Language \<CFML> is a dynamic web programming language.
- [CommandBox CLI](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/intro/intro-to-commandbox.md): CommandBox is the de facto standard for CFML development and execution
- [Instructions & Interpreters](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/intro/instructions-and-interpreters.md): CFML is a dynamic language that runs on the JVM
- [Syntax](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/syntax.md): Script or Tags? Choose wisely!
- [Comments](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/comments.md): You shall comment ALL your code!
- [Variables](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/variables.md): name = "Amazing Programmer"
- [Variable Scopes](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/variable-scopes.md): They gotta exist somewhere!
- [Operators](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/operators.md): Operate all things++--==!^%/\\
- [Null & Nothingness](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/null-and-nothingness.md): null does mean something!
- [Strings](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/strings.md): Strings in CFML/Java are immutable! Remember that well!
- [JSON](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/json.md): JSON all things!
- [Numbers](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/numbers.md): Integers and floats to rule the world!
- [Arrays](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/arrays.md): An array is a data structure consisting of a collection of elements.
- [Structures](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/structures.md): Collection of key-value pairs; a data dictionary
- [Database Queries](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/queries.md): CFML provides the easiest way to query a database
- [Conditionals](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/conditionals.md)
- [Exception Management](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/exception-management.md)
- [Components](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/components.md)
- [Properties](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/components/properties.md)
- [Functions](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/components/functions.md)
- [Static Constructs](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/components/static-constructs.md)
- [Final Constructs](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/components/final-constructs.md)
- [Abstract Constructs](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/components/abstract-constructs.md)
- [Interfaces](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/components/interfaces.md)
- [Closures](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/closures.md)
- [Code Locking](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/locking.md)
- [Threading](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/threading.md)
- [Includes](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/includes.md)
- [Java Integration](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/cfml-language/java-integration.md)
- [Beyond The 100](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/beyond-the-100/beyond-the-language.md)
- [Application.cfc](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/beyond-the-100/applicationcfc.md)
- [File Handling](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/beyond-the-100/file-handling.md)
- [Image Manipulation](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/beyond-the-100/image-manipulation.md)
- [HTTP/S Calls](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/beyond-the-100/http-calls.md)
- [Sending Emails](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/beyond-the-100/sending-emails.md)
- [Asynchronous Programming](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/beyond-the-100/asynchronous-programming.md)
- [MVC](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/extra-credit/mvc.md)
- [Dependency Injection](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/extra-credit/dependency-injection.md)
- [Security Guide](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/extra-credit/security-guide.md)


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