This is a traditionally unpopular metric with CF developers, but there's this: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
Java's more prevalent than .NET platform languages, but that's not a compelling reason to use either (/or). And let's not forget that CFML is not Java, so it's a pointless comparison to make anyhow. To the OP: CFML is withering away... get used to it. Take whatever opportunity you can to shift to a different language. Either .net-based languages or Java would be good options. -- Adam On 13 March 2013 00:09, Andrew Scott <andr...@andyscott.id.au> wrote: > > And I am sure that if you get to the real nuts and bolts of it, Java is > more popular on the Enterprise level than .Net is. > > Regards, > Andrew Scott > WebSite: http://www.andyscott.id.au/ > Google+: http://plus.google.com/113032480415921517411 > > > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Gerald Guido <gerald.gu...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > A couple of things come to mind. First is the primary reason I use CF: > > Speed of development. CF can be seen as a framework for Java much like > > jQuery is a framework for JavaScript. It takes care of the bulk of the > > heavy lifting and grunt work so you can focus on writing productive code. > > > > ,NET is a lower level language when compared to CF meaning that you have > to > > take care of a lot of low level chores in order to do something, If you > > wanted to open a bottle of wine with another language you would first > have > > to build the bottle opener, or even smelt the steel, in order to open the > > bottle. With CF you call <CFBottleOpener /> and you are done. > > > > Justin James <http://www.techrepublic.com/search?a=justin+james> at > > techrepublic.com once remarked that only 25% of the time he spent > writing > > Java was writing productive code, the other 75% was taking care of low > > level pluming so he can write said productive code. There is a phrase > down > > south that goes "I am fixing to get ready to... " That is what it is like > > with lower level languages like Java and .NET you (often) spend a bulk of > > your time preparing to actually do something. > > > > Lastly, you have the entire Java Class Library at your disposal. Say you > > need to do something that CF was not designed to do or does not do > > particularly well you can drop down into Java or use a third party class > > library to perform said task. > > > > In short it reduces complexity, and the amount of code that one needs to > > write for the same end result. Less code = faster time to market, less > > chance for bugs and lowers the cost of development. > > > > Sorry if I am rambling... It is late in the day. > > HTH. > > G! > > > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Justin Scott <leviat...@darktech.org > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > For those of u on this list that have experience with both, can I > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Gerald Guido > > http://www.myinternetisbroken.com > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:354959 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
