> ... 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.
I largely agree with your assessment. From many that I've spoken with the biggest challenge facing CF isn't that the language or platform is "running out of steam" but that newer/younger developers are not picking it up and running with it. Companies seem to be having trouble finding enough CF developers to meet demand. That, I believe, is the greatest threat to the platform. I've pitched clients on projects in CF and have lost out to developers on other platforms because the business fears that it won't be able to find anyone to support the finished product if something happens to me, or that if their business takes off they won't be able to build a large enough team to support the growing application. If anything, it's just not "popular" with newer developers or they've heard rumors of it being "dead" and don't want to waste their time. I don't have a solution to that problem, and it's a tough nut to crack, but unless the perception is changed I think that trend will continue. Having said all that, there is no shortage of CF work out there to be done. Adding other tools and technologies to your toolbelt can create new opportunities and provide a safety net as well, but for the time being CF is still my primary source of income and probably will continue to be for many years to come. -Justin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:354995 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
