thanks, thats pretty much what I expected to hear. "Premshree Pillai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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
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