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   by bdw429s 9y ago

   According to a recent survey by Adobe, 75% of fortune 100's are using CFML and 70% of their CF base are building new applications in it. They have a steady stream of new licenses being purchased, and according to the latest W3Techs da
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   by bdw429s 9y ago

   Yes it is. Very much so actually. CFML has been a dynamic and loosely typed JVM language since before that was cool (~2002). It is reported by W3Techs as the 4th most popular web language on the internet today (behind PHP, .NET, and Java
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   by bdw429s 9y ago

   Um, you have it backwards. CF server is not free (ignoring the open engines like Lucee Server) and CF Builder is nagware. I use the free version all the time. It just has a little pop-up when you start it and locks down a few of the feature
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   by bdw429s 10y ago

   CommandBox is a tool for Java or CFML (a JVM scripting language) devs that provides npm-style package management, command-based CLI, REPL, and the ability to start any CF engine or Java WAR file with zero installation. CommandBox can publi
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   CommandBox CLI, package manager, REPL, and portable server for Java and CFML devs(ortus.gitbooks.io)

   5 points by bdw429s 10y ago|2 comments
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   by bdw429s 10y ago

   Thanks for the feedback, but can you clarify your claims with a ticket number or a forum reference. I use Lucee on a daily basis and have seen it implemented under very heavy load with no issues. For example, the NASA Mars Rover sites run
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   by bdw429s 10y ago

   This is not ColdFusion (a product owned by Adobe). This is a FOSS engine that implements a modern spin on one of the the web's most mature JVM languages. Lucee Server contains many additional features configuration options, and focus
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   by bdw429s 10y ago

   Lucee Server has not been around since 1995. It is a newer open source engine that implements a backwards compatible version of CFML but with many improvements and modern flourishes. Our lack of CFML mention is on purpose due to the negat
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   by bdw429s 10y ago

   Thank you for the feedback on our web site. This post is sort of bad timing since we're actually on the brink of rolling out a new site with much better content (and code samples on the home page). Click here to see what Lucee Server
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    by bdw429s 10y ago

    Thank you for the feedback on our web site. This post is sort of bad timing since we're actually on the brink of rolling out a new site with much better content (and code samples on the home page). Click here to see what Lucee Server
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    by bdw429s 12y ago

    Can you be more specific about the segments where CF has been "blown away"? I think it's more modern than most people realize, but it's hard to respond to a criticism that vague :)
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    by bdw429s 12y ago

    I actually happen to think the tooling around CFML isn't all that bad. (The link in one of my other comments elaborates more) Can you give me some examples of tooling that CF doesn't have? I've found a lot of people just ar
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    by bdw429s 12y ago

    That's not uncommon. I actually like to tell people I program in CFML just to start conversations :) For some CF apologetics, see my recent response to a PHP programmer: http://www.codersrevolution.com/blog/cfml
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    by bdw429s 12y ago

    I'm @bdw429s on the tweety pages and my blog is codersrevolution.com It's just as important that we're vocal outside of the little ColdFusion circles though. For instance, attend a non-CF conference and talk to people about
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    by bdw429s 12y ago

    Even if it's just for personal play, you should look at CF again. A lot has happened in 10 years :) I'm biased since I'm involved in these projects, but I think ColdBox MVC, ContentBox CMS, and CommandBox CLI & package m
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    by bdw429s 12y ago

    I talk about CFML all the time on my blog and Twitter. If you want to hear more chatter about CF, I suggest you start talking about it more too :)