# Learn Modern ColdFusion \ in 100 Minutes ## Learn Modern ColdFusion \ in 100 Minutes - [Introduction](https://modern-cfml.ortusbooks.com/readme.md): Learn Modern ColdFusion \ 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 \ 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) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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