Adobe Coldfusion Software

Adobe Coldfusion Software

Adobe Coldfusion Software is jam-packed with new features such as improved performance, security, and scalability, as well as PDF and language improvements. On top of all that, there's also a brand new API Manager. Most of these features are easy to get to grips with, but API Manager might require a bit more of an introduction. API Manager has been newly introduced in Adobe ColdFusion 2016, functioning as a server component which stands alone and runs without help. This makes it easy for you to handle monitoring, securing, measuring, and monetizing APIs. These APIs can be SOAP- or REST-based.

The API Manager component lets you easily import APIs from ColdFusion servers but it can still be used with REST- or SOAP-based APIs which are defined by whichever other backend technology you like. This means that, for example, API Manager can offer the advantages you might associate with ASP-NET or PHP APIs just as much as CFML-based APIs. Whatever client requests come through will route through API Manager before being routed to the backend's end point. You can get a quick overview of the functionality on offer in ColdFusion 2016 here, but you might need to read more widely to understand it in its entirety. For this, you can take a look at articles about specific features in the ColdFusion 2016 release or Adobe Developer Connection documentation.