On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 21:30:40 +0800, worzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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" <[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 > -- Premshree Pillai http://www.livejournal.com/~premshree -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
