What is the Future of ColdFusion? Adobe Speaks Out!

Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, let me tell you that the future is looking great!

Dec. 8, 2005 10:00 AM

I've received many emails from people asking about my thoughts on the future of ColdFusion under Adobe control.

I have also noted many people expressing question and concern on various list servers. Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, let me tell you that the future is looking great. Of course, I don't work for Macromedia/Adobe, so why should you believe me? Maybe you shouldn't... but I've gone straight to the horses mouth, so to speak, on this one.

I've just finished interviewing Dave Mendels, former Allaire and Macromedia employee, now Senior Vice President of Adobe's new Enterprise and Developer Solutions Business Unit. He had a lot of reassuring news for the ColdFusion Developer Community.

You can read my interview online now on the SYS-CON site at http://cfdj.sys-con.com/read/161456.htm.

The interview will also be online at Macromedia's Dev Center shortly and will be in the next issue of CFDJ as well.

posted Thursday, 8 December 2005 10:30 AM EST

Published Dec. 8, 2005— Reads 19,290 — Feedback 1
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About Simon Horwith
Simon Horwith is the editor-in-chief of ColdFusion Developer's Journal and is the CIO at AboutWeb, LLC, a Washington, DC based company specializing in staff augmentation, consulting, and training. Simon is a Macromedia Certified Master Instructor and is a member of Team Macromedia. He has been using ColdFusion since version 1.5 and specializes in ColdFusion application architecture, including architecting applications that integrate with Java, Flash, Flex, and a myriad of other technologies. In addition to presenting at CFUGs and conferences around the world, he has also been a contributing author of several books and technical papers. You can read his blog at http://simon.coldfusionjournal.com.

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