Questions about ColdFusion

[Kervtuza]

Hey Guys,

 

I'm starting to take an interest in Cold Fusion but I am uncertain about a few things.

 

I have been told CF is similar to php but easier to learn, is this true? What are a few upsides of both?

 

I started a .cfm file to try the following basic example.

 

<cfset name = "test">

 

<cfoutput>

#name#

</cfoutput>

 

But it does not return the value of the name variable, leaving me confused.

[Kervtuza]

I should have also mentioned that I downloaded and installed the CF developer edition but cant seem to log into the administrative settings...says it cant find the page.

Edited August 11, 2012 by Kervtuza

[falkencreative]

I can't really help with your ColdFusion question, unfortunately, since I know very little about it. PHP is super easy to get started with though, especially since there are packages such as WAMP or MAMP which will setup the server/database for you.

 

That said, do keep in mind that the popularity of a language will influence how easy it is to find jobs. If you are wanting to make money of your knowledge, I'd really encourage you to look at PHP or Ruby/Ruby on Rails instead, since they are significantly more popular. You're going to have a lot easier time finding PHP or Rails jobs than ColdFusion jobs.

 

For example, look at this list of popular languages based on job postings: http://jobstractor.com/monthly-stats or http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html. Coldfusion isn't even listed. In short... I'm not saying that ColdFusion is bad to learn... but if you are trying to earn money by programming, you'll find a lot more jobs by looking at a different language like PHP.

[Kervtuza]

That helps a lot! I will start with PHP before I start using cold fusion.