WebTechniques Looks at ColdFusion Markup Language
WebTechniques' Mark Cyzyk took a look at server-side
scripting languages, including Active Server Pages (ASP),
JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP).
He finds that "Performing simple tasks with these technologies
often requires a lot of overhead, resulting in code-heavy,
convoluted programs. ... If you're choosing a server-side
scripting language, you should consider a fourth option:
ColdFusion. Because it acts more like a markup language than
a programming language, ColdFusion is an elegant solution
for embedding code in HTML files. ... ColdFusion Markup
Language (CFML) ... competes directly with ASP and JSP."
WebTechniques Article on Server-Side Scripting Languages