is python more popular than coldfusion?

[Premshree Pillai]

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:30:40 +0800, worzel <asda at sdarta.com> wrote:
> Wth respect to coldfusion, is there much doubt about the fact that Python is
> a more prominent and important technology?

No doubt in my mind at least.

> 
> How is colfusion percieved by the Python community? Many people belive
> coldfusion is becomeing irrelavant and is on its death bed - do Python folk
> generally feel this way about it?

I have no much idea about Coldfusion, but as far as its *use* is
concerned, it definitely isn't much.

> 
> Thanks for your input on this by the way.
> 
> "Premshree Pillai" <premshree.pillai at gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:mailman.192.1104931284.22381.python-list at python.org...
> > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:09:54 +0800, worzel <asda at sdarta.com> wrote:
> >> How seriuosly do folk take the TIOBE index? Is it a good way to ague what
> >> you should be keeping up to speed with or just a 'vague' guide?
> >
> > I use the TIOBE index -- sometimes -- when I give presentations on
> > Python (and Ruby) to people who haven't heard of the languages.
> >
> > The index is not something to be relied upon (take a look at the
> > calculation mechanism). However, more often than not, the indices
> > seems to reflect what *I* perceive the indices are in reality. So I
> > kinda use them.
> >
> > The thing about introducing a "new" language to a bunch of folks used
> > to their "favorite" language is that they wouldn't care much for a
> > language it isn't popular, or if it isn't "growing in popularity".
> >
> > Beyond these things, I don't think anybody uses the index. I mean I
> > wouldn't tell people to learn languages that hold the top position on
> > TIOBE ;).
> >
> >>
> >> "Premshree Pillai" <premshree.pillai at gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:mailman.189.1104927428.22381.python-list at python.org...
> >> > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:59:21 +0800, worzel <asda at sdarta.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> is python more popular than coldfusion?
> >> >
> >> > I don't know if Coldfusion _was_ ever more "popular" than Python, but
> >> > Python is definitely more "popular" _now_.
> >> >
> >> > This might be of some help: http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> I realsie that is a very general question as one thing does not
> >> >> directly
> >> >> relate to the other. My issue is that I am ditching coldfusion due to
> >> >> there
> >> >> being next to no work for it, and I am thinking of taking on python as
> >> >> a
> >> >> second language to java in the hope of improving my resume.
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