Build Hotter Apps Using Catalyst and ColdFusion

I was chatting with someone last night, and they said: “Most ColdFusion apps are designed to be intranet apps… and boy do they look like it.” It’s true. ColdFusion enables rapid application development, but not necessarily pretty rapid application development. However Flash Catalyst enables rapid, pretty, application development. And let’s be clear here, pretty is not superficial. It’s not just about chrome and bling. It’s about making application that your users want to use instead of apps that your users have to use. So if you’d like to see how to turbo charge your front end development with effective, pretty,

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