ColdFusion MX Components: A New Methodology for Building Applications
Benjamin Elmore explains what ColdFusion Components (CFC's), the new ColdFusion code constructs, add to your development. He has included a comparison of ColdFusion 5 and ColdFusion MX, and an explanation of basic CFC development and how to build a component-based architecture. A must-read if you want to understand a vital new part of ColdFusion MX.
ColdFusion MX Components: A New Methodology for Building Applications (Macromedia White Paper, April 2002)