is python more popular than coldfusion?

worzel asda at sdarta.com
Wed Jan 5 08:46:08 EST 2005


thanks, thats pretty much what I expected to hear.

"Premshree Pillai" <premshree.pillai at gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> 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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