if I was going to learn something else for fun it would probably be groovy, the learning curve from cf to groovy is pretty low, however it would be more practical for me to learn PHP being as most of the apps we use are PHP and most of the PHP developers we hire are so piss poor :-) Here are some links which may be useful in making the switch
http://www.briankotek.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/3/25/Groovy-The-Invasion-Begins http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/projects/cfgroovy2/ On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Gerald Guido <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>I would recommend taking a look through http://compiledammit.com/. It is > authored by a group of ex-CFers who have moved over to Groovy land. > > Great resource. Thanx Matt! > > G! > > -- > Gerald Guido > > Twitter <https://twitter.com/CozmoTrouble> > Blarg <http://www.myinternetisbroken.com> > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/gerald.guido.9> > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Matt Quackenbush <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > I would recommend taking a look through http://compiledammit.com/. It is > > authored by a group of ex-CFers who have moved over to Groovy land. They > > have a series of posts that are written specifically for CFers, too. > > > > And +infinity to learning on the job. > > > > HTH > > On Mar 17, 2014 10:12 AM, "morchella" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Dave i agree completly. questions like that are not appreciated where i > > am > > > currently! > > > i have found some basic tut's and will go through them. hopfuly i can > set > > > up a test env on local machine without needing admin right to instal > the > > > JDK. > > > hate being on lockdown. i need to change my outlook as every one has > > > already stated! being paid to learn is a good thing. > > > i should have done that with Java in 2001. things might be different > now! > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Dave Watts <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > so we have some people at the top here wanting us to switch from cf > > to > > > > > groovy. > > > > > i have no control other then will support all apps until this thing > > > > happens. > > > > > > > > > > so was curious if any one here has done any groovy stuff, and what > > > advice > > > > > they could give to a old man who has done cf since 1998. > > > > > > > > > > i don't want to learn it. but have to. > > > > > so any good books or resources that you know of? > > > > > > > > > > hoping it doesn't happen, or that i find another cf shop before it > > > does. > > > > > > > > A bunch of other people have already replied about the positive value > > > > of learning new things. Remember, this is an industry where you > > > > constantly have to learn new things! Getting paid to learn them > > > > on-the-job is the best possible thing for you, personally. > > > > > > > > That said, it may not actually be the best thing for your employer, > > > > simply because the value of existing code is very, very high, as is > > > > the cost of rebuilding applications in a new language. So, you might > > > > want to ask your employer what value they expect to get from this? > > > > > > > > Honestly, as a consultant, I see this "we're going to rewrite all our > > > > language X applications in language Y", and it's usually just a way > > > > for consultants (like me!) to make money while providing very little > > > > actual value to the organization making the switch. It's true when > > > > people rewrite other applications in CF, and it's true when people > > > > rewrite CF applications in something else. The best approach is to > > > > build new applications in the new environment, and move old > > > > applications to the new environment when they need significant > changes > > > > that would be expensive to implement even in CF. > > > > > > > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > > > > 1-202-527-9569 > > > > 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:357960 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
