Much like the standards needed with HTML and Web design, there are also standards when using Cold Fusion as well. Getting used to user defined function (UDF) best practices can be a hair raising experience when you are still a little wet behind the ears. However, Rob Brooks-Bilson has written up a nice article that will help to take some of the mystery out of the UDF experience.

“As the co-coordinator of the ColdFusion Common Function Library Project at CFLib.org, I receive a lot of emails asking for advice on user defined function (UDF) best practices in ColdFusion. One thing I’ve noticed over time is that developers tend to ask many of the same questions, so I’ve compiled ten of the most frequently asked-about topics into this article. I hope it will help developers who are getting started with user defined functions. If you are already comfortable writing UDFs in ColdFusion 5.0, you may still find a few tips here worth considering in your own development.”.