Benefits

There are some distinct advantages of using CFScript over CFML tags:

• Scripting is more straightforward for working with variable assignments, controlling flow, working with expressions, and working with functions.

• Scripting programmers find this easier to read and write.

• In some cases, operations such as the setting of variables tend to be slightly faster than CFML.

For developers used to scripting languages such as PHP, Perl, ASP, and JavaScript, a CFScript block is easier to interpret than a tag-based language like CFML.