Wth respect to coldfusion, is there much doubt about the fact that Python is a more prominent and important technology?
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? Thanks for your input on this by the way. "Premshree Pillai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:09:54 +0800, worzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:59:21 +0800, worzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. >> >> -- >> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Premshree Pillai >> > http://www.livejournal.com/~premshree >> >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> > > > -- > Premshree Pillai > http://www.livejournal.com/~premshree -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
