The primary benefit of using `<cfhttp>` in ColdFusion to interact with RESTful web services is its simplified and built-in mechanism for sending HTTP requests and receiving responses, abstracting away much of the underlying complexity of network communication. RESTful web services are a standard way for applications to communicate over the internet, typically using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to exchange data in formats like JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) or XML (Extensible Markup Language). `<cfhttp>` provides a straightforward tag within ColdFusion code to accomplish this.
Specifically, `<cfhttp>` handles....
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