I'm well aware that it's still used. I'm also well aware that the niche for Assembler is smaller today than it was prior to the invention of C/C++ for example. There is less demand and therefore fewer people take the time to learn Assembler in today's market because less demand means that more supply will devalue the skill set. A larger demand for Java in todays market means that more people continue to learn Java in today's market. If another language were to come along and have at its core the concepts behind Java yet be more stable and easier to implement, that would probably supplant Java in time. ColdFusion is not that language (because it's not useful for desktop applications), and I doubt Ruby is, but that doesn't mean it won't happen.
> while it's not a common language, and is over most peoples > heads, it's still > used. Programs that allow you write programs in other > languages are more > often than not written in machine language in the first > place. > -----Original Message----- > From: S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: CF-Talk <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 21:13:28 -0400 > Subject: RE: Newbie Model Glue Questions >> > Matt, the first language I ever learnt was >> > Machine Language/Assembler, so be careful >> > with your assumptions. >> >> Oh, so you should already be familiar with the vanishing >> niche >> problem. :) >> >> >> >> s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 >> new epoch : isn't it time for a change? >> >> add features without fixtures with >> the onTap open source framework >> >> http://www.fusiontap.com >> http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:237294 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
