> I don't know either. Perhaps because you have invested > heavily in CF like many of us here?
I am more invested in the defense of common sense. I think that the people who are complaining about how Adobe isn't giving CF away, or getting it into schools, etc, have unrealistic expectations about (a) what exactly Adobe can do and (b) whether it's in Adobe's best interest to do so. > True. However, ColdFusion taught me the *experiential > meaning* of FUD. I'm not sure what that means. > Which is why this thread has gone on so long > and also why I am learning Java and ..NET. > The point is: People are jumping ship or at least getting > prepared to. > > FUD is in the air and is *palpable*. Again, this is nothing new. People have been doomsaying about CF since before there was, say, ASP. People have been jumping ship all this time. And, of course, everyone knows best how to make CF more popular than the people actually selling the product. And yet, CF is still here. Well, this thread, or one very much like it, goes on so long every time it comes up, probably about once or twice a year. You should certainly learn Java or .NET or both anyway, because they're good things to know, but I wouldn't do it solely on account of this thread. > I was briefly placated by Adobe's hiring a new Evangelist > until I read the by line on his blog. So one admittedly juvenile crack on a personal blog outweighs the fact that Adobe is taking CF evangelism more seriously? He doesn't represent your "stack of choice" any more than Steve Ballmer represents .NET. Developers, developers, DEVELOPERS! Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:298513 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
