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Funnily enough, the shop I am in uses Coldfusion and Python, but CF is used on the more important, heavily trafficked apps. Do you remember the guy teaching AO
by dillonmckay 7y ago
Funnily enough, the shop I am in uses Coldfusion and Python, but CF is used on the more important, heavily trafficked apps.
Do you remember the guy teaching AOL server and placing them in jobs?
https://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/aolserver/introduction-1.html https://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/aolserver/introduction-1.ht...
After the dotcom bust, people with cash seemed to turn to real estate, but I don’t think that is an option this turn. The real of ‘physical’ is a liability.
- shanemhansen 7y agoFond memories. My first pure software development job was using that stack at USU circa 2005.
- cobbzilla 7y agoTo be fair, Phil Greenspun also ran photo.net and produced a absolutely beautiful coffee-table book along the way.
- bluedino 7y ago>> Suppose you're running Perl CGI scripts on Apache. Would AOLserver run 10 times faster? Sure. On the other hand, www.cisco.com manages to sell $1 billion in merchandise annually with Perl CGI scripts. It is always easier and safer to plug in more processor boards than to switch tools. Things haven't changed.
- bdcravens 7y agoDon't get me wrong, I think CF is a great language. (I've spoken at CF conferences and run CFUGs) I would just always have options :-)