Why should we “not speak of” Allaire's ColdFusion also released in 1995? PHP made web development accessible with its simplicity, but ColdFusion was arguably m

Why should we “not speak of” Allaire's ColdFusion also released in 1995? PHP made web development accessible with its simplicity, but ColdFusion was arguably more influential in the '90s. It led the way with features like built-in database connectivity and templating, setting the stage for how dynamic web pages would work as implemented by Microsoft and others, and even shaping what PHP itself became. Separately, I think projects like Caddy carry on the spirit of the blog post.