|Lastly, why do *you* still use CF?
I just started learning CF, I mean, JUST :) In fact I posted my first question
on the list about server trouble while trying my first example codes from a book
;) I haven't even figured out how to connect to a database using CF yet <grin>
However, I thought long and hard before trying CF, and it is kinda my last
attempt at learning a programming language. I am a graphics/front-end type of
web designer. I detest Javascript, and I can't wrap my brain around Perl for
some reason--at least not through self-study. I thought about learning ASP or
PHP, but just looking at the code make my brain freeze. So, I figured if I
couldn't learn CF, I should just give it up and concentrate on my graphics
abilities. I'm basically trying to figure out if that side of my brain is just
dead, or what...by trying to learn CF.
My main concern with CF, is that is not as widely available in "affordable"
hosting. What "affordable" means to one person is way out of reach with another,
but my point is, all *NIX servers have Perl (most have PHP), all NT servers have
ASP. You can find relatively cheap hosting, $10-$20, with both, but add CF to
the mix and you're looking way above that in general.
IMHO, if CF weren't so durned expensive to put on a machine, it would be more
widespread with programmers and users, companies or individuals who cater more
to small business, or who are doing their own personal pages. Perl and PHP
gained a huge following because it was free, easily obtainable, and they are
great programming languages. Someone who was making a 6 figure website *and* a
person who hosted their webpage on Hypermart could use Perl. I'm not familiar
with ASP enough to know why it's so widely used.
Many people steered me to CF because it was supposedly the easiest language to
learn (we'll see---if *I* can learn it, then it's easy, LOL). Sometimes I wonder
if I am wasting my time, if I shouldn't just go to a class to learn perl, since
that is what I have the most use for, but--well, I'm giving it a try. :)
Just my 2 cents,
Gina
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