My Top 50 ColdFusion CFTags

The other day, I was trying to think of ten (10) ColdFusion tags I couldn't live without. When I sat down to write out a few, I couldn't stop writing! Eventually, I "narrowed" the list down to fifty (50) tags. Obviously, there are many, many more that I use and would be much less productive without, but I had to draw the line somewhere. Also, in order to qualify for the list, the tags had to be actual "CF" tags. In other words, they needed to begin with "<CF" otherwise, it would be nearly impossible for me to narrow it down.

If anything, this was an exercise in recognizing how easy ColdFusion makes creating dynamic, rich internet applications. Simply use any of the tags below with very few attributes, and viola! It's as if ColdFusion is an "Easy-Bake Oven" and the tags themselves are merely the recipes!

So without further adieu ...

My Top 50 ColdFusion CFTags:

1. CFAjaxImport
2. CFAjaxProxy
3. CFArgument
4. CFCatch
5. CFChart
6. CFComponent
7. CFContent
8. CFDBInfo
9. CFDirectory
10. CFDocument
11. CFDump
12. CFFeed
13. CFFile
14. CFForm
15. CFFtp
16. CFFunction
17. CFGraph
18. CFGrid
19. CFHeader
20. CFHtmlHead
21. CFHttp
22. CFIf
23. CFImage
24. CFIndex
25. CFInvoke
26. CFInvokeArgument
27. CFLocation
28. CFLock
29. CFLoop
30. CFMail
31. CFObject
32. CFOutput
33. CFParam
34. CFPresentation
35. CFQuery
36. CFQueryParam
37. CFReport
38. CFReturn
39. CFScript
40. CFSearch
41. CFSet
42. CFSetting
43. CFSilent
44. CFSwitch
45. CFThread
46. CFTree
47. CFTry
48. CFWindow
49. CFXml
50. CFZip

Would your list be similar?