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There’s a lot of “CF?! Who even could possibly be using it?” discussion. I’ll cordially suggest that if you’ve ever heard of a language being used by industry,
by cdaringe 2y ago
There’s a lot of “CF?! Who even could possibly be using it?” discussion. I’ll cordially suggest that if you’ve ever heard of a language being used by industry, it’s generally 1) not obscure and 2) not obsolete. Low active adoption rate != obscurity.
The world is big and complex. Successful (industrial) software systems seem to have a very long tails
- Terretta 2y agoMuch like .PHP, .CFML is also more pragmatic than most ”modern" trendy takes. Companies only building web things to advance some other purpose don't need the magic, much less the pizzazz, they need something that keeps working for 20+ years, and that keeps looking the same to those who have to touch it. https://mcfunley.com/choose-boring-technology https://mcfunley.com/choose-boring-technology
- kaergaard 2y ago> they need something that keeps working for 20+ years, and that keeps looking the same to those who have to touch it. I very much agree with this take. I sometimes find CFML that was written well before I began in software development, and with very few adjustments, it stays safe and easy to use for internal administrative tasks. It is very fast at delivering business value, and very low maintenance for me. The real fun always begins when someone suggests a rewrite, and realizes to their horror how 25 lines in Coldfusion sometimes become 100+ in other languages.