ColdFusion would definitely be a bad idea to teach in college as a first language, specifically because it is so radically different from other languages. ColdFusion should be taught as an elective or as part of a web programming course.
Colleges teach theory. ColdFusion doesn't contain much theory, it's mostly implementation details. Whatever theory ColdFusion has is what Adobe has adapted from Java. ColdFusion does not do everything other languages do. It does a lot of the things that other languages do, and it makes those things easier to do. For things which are not possible in ColdFusion, you can just right to Java, and either write your code in Java using CF, or just write straight Java classes and call them from CF. There are things, however, that ColdFusion does not do, and will never do. For example, you will never see an operating system written in ColdFusion. We all love CF, but let's stay in touch with reality. Just my $0.02, Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Ravi Gehlot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:46 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Absolutely amazing article - who the hell writes this stuff? > > Whoever wrote that article doesn't really understand how powerful > ColdFusion really is and how easy it is to learn ColdFusion. In fact, it > is so much easier than other languages that it might even be one of the > major languages thought in colleges for newbies. Yet easier than other > languages it does everything else the other languages also do. > > Ravi. > > Les Mizzell wrote: > > > http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&a > rticleId=9020942 > > > > We're smart people. Somebody else write a counter article and submit it > > for publication!!! > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279178 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
