Thanks Ben, actually saw your presentation at Vurv Technology in Jacksonville some years back and you did mention the "one trick pony" issue. I've spent a good deal time Learning Java in my CIS track and I can't tell you how much that deepened my understanding of CF.
>This is not a CF issue as much as it is a don't be a "one trick pony" issue. >Regardless of the language or product or technology you focus on, you >absolutely need to also branch out and broaden your skills. And this is not >a new issue, back in the 90's I wrote about how the best ColdFusion >developers also had skills in other languages and technologies, and that >broadening your repertoire would actually help you write better CF, too. >Ideally you'd do this with related technologies, so that what you learn and >use adds value to your current job and projects while also setting you up >for future success, be it server-side Java (which is invaluable in CF >project but which also has value outside of CF) or mastering client >libraries like jQuery (again, useful with CF but also useful independent of >CF), and so on. Bottom line, be it CF or ASP or PHP or anything else, your >long time value in this industry requires that you keep adding to your >skillset - if you are not broadening your skillset then you're gradually >fading into obscurity. > >--- Ben > > >I've been a CF developer for over 8 years. in that time I've seen I don't >know how many threads on how CF is a dying language. In my experience >however it seems to have a consistent level of demand. Recruiters have told >me that in the future I should move out the CF field and more into C#/ASP >realm. I'm very happy in my current position and I am compensated quite >well. But as someone who is 36 and with 2 children there is some concern >about future career. So my question to all of you is easy: can you convince >me that CF will continue to pay my bills, clothe my children and put bacon >in the beans? If not, suggest some alternative pathways (honestly with a >CIS/Business minor degree I've thought about IT management.). > >Cheers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:345272 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
