> That it is running out of steam and becoming less and less relevant as time > goes on > > *** > > Why? Lack of support and innovation from Adobe? > > There seems to be no consensus on what should replace it. > > In what ways? Is it not good enough for today's web pages and data retrieval, > or is it a lack of support for mobile devices?
I don't know if it's any of those things. But I also don't know how long it'll take for it to completely "run out of steam". And it's important to remember, everything - EVERYTHING - runs out of steam eventually. I wouldn't be entirely surprised if CF outlives ASP.NET in it's recognizable current form. I also wouldn't be entirely surprised if I'm still doing some CF work ten years from now. I don't think there's all that much room for innovation in server-side programming. CF does what you need with server-side programming. But server-side application development tools are basically a commodity at this point. You can do anything with anything. There's nothing I can build in one that I can't build in another. At that point, it largely becomes a matter of personal preference. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:354987 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
