Some of you may have seen some of the twitter remarks going on over night but it's finally announced that the ColdFusion Builder and ColdFusion 9 Public Betas Are Now Live:

ColdFusion Builder Public Beta 1

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusionbuilder/

ColdFusion 9 Public Beta

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/coldfusion9/

 Logos

I think a few people will raise this one but ColdFusion Builder seems to have taken the ColdFusion Logo as is with colour and ColdFusion Server will be using the White Background Logo. I believe this is a change across all Adobe Products where the Server will have the plain background and the IDEs with have the more colourful ones as they need to stand out more the users desktop :)

Help

Developing Applications with ColdFusion 9
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/Developing/index.html
ColdFusion 9 CFML Reference
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/CFMLRef/index.html
Installation Guide for ColdFusion Builder
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusionBuilder/Installing/index.html
Using Adobe ColdFusion Builder
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusionBuilder/Using/index.html

Articles

• Introducing Adobe ColdFusion 9 Beta (by Ben Forta)
  Introducing Adobe ColdFusion Builder Beta (by Ben Forta) 
• Introducing ORM in Adobe ColdFusion 9 Beta (by Mark Mandel)
• Getting started with ColdFusion Builder Beta (by Simon Free)
• Reinventing SOA in Adobe ColdFusion 9 beta and ColdFusion Builder Beta (by Nicholas Tunney)

ColdFusion Builder Feature Overview

Here is an overview of some of the high-level features in ColdFusion Builder. For more detailed technical information, please consult the documentation included in the Blogger Pack.

• Eclipse-based ColdFusion IDE Install ColdFusion Builder as a stand-alone application or integrate it with Adobe Flash Builder or an existing Eclipse install.

• Code Complete and Code Insight Accelerate your application development with ColdFusion Builder. The code editor in ColdFusion Builder inspects variables, CFCs and UDFs to help write code faster. Of course, there is more to a ColdFusion application than just CFML ColdFusion Builder has full support for HTML/DOM, CSS and JavaScript. ColdFusion Builder even has built-in support for popular JavaScript and AJAX frameworks like ExtJS and jQuery.
• Debug Applications ColdFusion Builder has step-through CFML debugging without the need for additional plugins or setup. The advanced log viewer updates in real-time so it's great for console-style debugging.
• Code Refactoring ColdFusion Builder speeds up your CFML application development when you change a function name within a CFC by automatically updating all references to those functions within your project.
• Remote Projects and FTP Sync Create projects locally or remote or both. ColdFusion Builder can synchronize your local and remote environments via FTP/SFTP.
• Server Management Unlike other tools, ColdFusion Builder helps bridge the gap between your code and the server it runs on. When you register your servers in ColdFusion Builder, you can start/stop services, view log files in real-time and access the administrator and monitor all from within the IDE! You can even set ColdFusion Builder to start/stop your local development environment when ColdFusion Builder is opened/closed.
• Extensible w/ CFML ColdFusion developers can easily extend the functionality of ColdFusion Builder with CFML. Code generation, framework tools, server administration and project analyzers are examples of the types of extensions already being built by the community

ColdFusion 9 Feature Overview

Here is an overview of some of the high-level features in ColdFusion 9. For more detailed technical information, please consult the documentation included in the Blogger Pack.

• CFML Language Evolution ColdFusion 9 introduces several requested CFML and CFC improvements including the onServerStart() method, nested CFTRANSACTIONS, local variable scope, and implicit getters and setters. All the CFML language enhancements in ColdFusion 9 were vetted and directed by the CFML Advisory committee.
• Rethinking Database Driven Applications - Hibernate-based ORM One of the most significant additions to ColdFusion is the new object-relational mapping framework built-in to ColdFusion 9. Powered by the industry leading Hibernate framework, ColdFusion 9 takes rapid application development to the next level by allowing ColdFusion developers to build database driven applications without writing SQL, faster than any other platform.
• Enterprise Glue: Microsoft SharePoint & Office Interoperability ColdFusion 9 extends its reach into .NET based technologies like Microsoft SharePoint and MS Office. Teamed with previous integration with .NET, MS Exchange and Active Directory, ColdFusion developers can fully bridge the gap between Java and .NET technologies. Native Excel, PowerPoint and Word functionality extends ColdFusion reporting capabilities from the web into the conference room.
• Native JEE Portlets With native support for Java standards JSR-168, JSR-286 and WSRP, ColdFusion applications can be exposed as Portlets in leading JEE Portals. The full range of integration and services make ColdFusion 9 the fastest and easiest way to extend your company's portals.
• Exposed Service Layer (CFaaS) ColdFusion 9 exposes many existing enterprise services that can be accessed using SOAP or Flash Remoting without writing a single line of CFML. These services include charting, document services, PDF utilities, image manipulation and email. With granular security controls, these web services can be sandboxed, permitting access only to authorized applications.
• Dynamic UI Controls Developing rich applications for the browser has never been easier. ColdFusion 9 provides access to a broader set of AJAX controls that leverage the new Ext JS 3.0 library via easy to use CFML tags and attributes. New controls include mapping, Video Player, multi-file upload, enhanced data grid, accordion navigation, progress indicator, confirmations and alerts as well as customizable buttons and sliders.
• Advanced Caching ColdFusion 9 enables more granular control over caching, allowing you to build high performance applications. By using new built-in functions, you can cache objects/data or page fragments to disk or memory.
• Scripting Language Support ColdFusion 9 includes the highly requested extended support for CFSCRIPT, including full function, component and interface definition. Save time building applications by not having to switch between script and tag based coding.
• Apache Solr/Lucene Integration ColdFusion 9 adds support for the open source Apache Solr project. Based on the popular Lucene full-text serach engine, Apache Solr can index an unlimited number of documents for access via the CFSEARCH tag.
• Server Management Tool The new Server Manager is a desktop application to help manage multiple ColdFusion servers from one location, simplifying administration. You can create data sources, schedule tasks, apply hotfixes and clear caches across a cluster of ColdFusion servers as well as compare settings across servers. Since it's based on Adobe AIR, the Server Manager can run on Windows, OSX and Linux.

Online Events

1. July 13, 2009 (12PM EST) - Centaur and Bolt Uncensored (ColdFusion Meetup)
   http://www.meetup.com/coldfusionmeetup/calendar/10841349/
2. July 13, 2009 (2PM EST) What's Next for ColdFusion (Adobe Government Seminar)
   http://www.carahsoft.com/events/adobe/07-13-09/adobe07-13-09.html
3. July 15, 2009 (2 Sessions) The Future of ColdFusion: A Preview of Centaur (Adobe eSeminar)
   http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=1345643