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ColdFusion on the TIOBE index
My brother sent me a link to the TIOBE index which has ColdFusion at #13 (up from #26 last year). According to the site:
The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The ratings are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors.
The index can be used to check whether your programming skills are still up to date or to make a strategic decision about what programming language should be adopted when starting to build a new software system.
Java currently holds the number 1 spot, with PHP at number 4, Perl at 6, and Ruby at 22 (I'm sure ruby has gained quite a bit in the last year as well).
I'm not sure how scientific this index is, but is interesting to note the changes in position.
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Thanks for this post, it was interesting. I am taking my first java class at U of Hawaii, and loving it! Thought it would be helpful for Coldfusion(it is!).
It seems like java is at the top. I was told in my class the other day that I need to learn FORTRAN:(, but even though I am new to all this I didn't think anybody used it anymore, but with a list like this at least I know which are popular. I think that with knowing java well you can do all you'll ever need, well at least for me!
Thanks again, John
More FoxPro than T-SQL. Hmmmmm More Lisp than VB.net. Hmmmm!
They include SAS but not SQL or MDX?
I think maybe their methodlogy is flawed as from a results point of view this is complete cobblers.
I suspect there's more MS Access and Word VBA out there than all the C++ and Java added together but this is stuff that isn't done by real programmers in real programmin languages.
I would suggest such results be taken with a whole bucket full of salt. I suspect the CF boost is due to the Adobe takeover.
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