>
> If I'm not mistaken, cold fusion will only work with SQL Server(?), at
> least that's what I used it against
>

>From March 2003 until August 2007, I was running ColdFusion on SuSE Linux
Enterprise Server 8 & 9. It can connect to any database that uses a JDBC
driver. During that timeframe, I had it connecting to both Oracle8i & 9i and
MySQL databases. The newest version, ColdFusion 8, also has Apache Derby
built in, although I haven't used it (Apache Derby).

Also, lots of folks these days are using Eclipse with the CFEclipse plugin
as their CF ide of choice. Adobe has even added some step-through debugging
capabilities to Eclipse.

I'm not going to get into an argument of whether or not ColdFusion is a
language. It's really more like a toolbox of utilities for building web
applications quickly. It does have a tag based language that you use.
Essentially, each ColdFusion tag maps to a Java class on the back end that
does the work for you. ColdFusion is a rapid application development
platform that runs on top of JRun. If you're already running WebLogic or
WebSphere, you can also run CF on those platforms through EAR and WAR
deployments, without the need to actually install ColdFusion as a standalone
product.

This will give you an idea of who uses ColdFusion -
http://www.coldfusiondeveloper.com.au/go/top100/

-Dutch
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