Below are the partial results to date for the 2021 State of the CF Union survey. See how you compare with other CFML developers. Discover what most developers use for tools, languages, database and development methods.
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1. What version of CFML Engine do you use? (Check all that apply)
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2. What type of CFML Engine are you running? (Check all that apply)
3. What CF Server OS are you using (Check all that apply)?
4. What OS do you run on your laptop/PC? (Check all that apply)
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5. What browsers/client platforms do you support in your apps? (Check all that apply)
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6. Databases you use? (Check all that apply)
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7. What MVC Frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
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8. What ColdFusion-based CMS do you use? (Check all that apply)
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9. What JavaScript libraries do you use? (Check all that apply)
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10. What CSS frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
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11. What CFC dependency injection frameworks and tools do you use? (Check all that apply)
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12. Which persistence frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
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13. What testing and mocking frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
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14. What type of CF Mobile development frameworks are you using? (Check all that apply)
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15. What miscellaneous frameworks/tools are you using? (Check all that apply)
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16. What CF features do you use for code reuse? (Check all that apply)
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17. What do you use for source code control? (Check all that apply)
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18. What tools/IDEs do you use? (Check all that apply)
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19. What browser Dev Tools do you use? (Check all that apply)
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20. What do you use to build REST APIs? (Check all that apply)
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21. What caching solutions are you using? (Check all that apply)
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22. How many years have you used CFML? (Check one)
23. How many years have you used OO? (Check one)
24. Other languages/environments you use? (Check all that apply)
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25. How many CF developers at your organization? (Check one)
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26. How many total employees at your organization? (Check one)
27. How often do you attend ColdFusion User Group meetings? (Check one)
28. What CF related topics are you interested in learning this year? (Check all that apply)*
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29. Which CF conferences will/did you attend this year? (Check all that apply)* (Check all that apply)
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30. What online CF communities do you participate in? (Check all that apply)*
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31. CF Open Source (Check all that apply)*
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32. I listen to the CF Alive podcast (Check one)*
33. I listen to the Modernize or Die Podcast (Check one) *
34. What types of DEVELOPMENT setups do you use? (Check all that apply)*
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35. What types of PRODUCTION deployments do you use? (Check all that apply)*
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36. What hosting services do you use for your PRODUCTION deployments? (Check all that apply)*
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| CFDYNAMICS |
| in house only |
| IBM Cloud |
| Our own co-located servers |
| Irish based hosting providers |
| TrueNet for secure colocation |
| Databank |
| Netsource |
| GCP |
| Hoskek |
| Hetzner |
37. What Docker Image(s) are you using, if applicable? (Check all that apply)
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38. What deployment/build tools do you use? (Check all that apply)*
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39. What monitoring tools are you using? (Check all that apply)*
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40. How do you lock down your servers for security? (Check all that apply)*
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41. Have your CF servers suffered from a hacking exploit in the last 2 years due to a CF-based vector? (Remember, this is anonymous) (Check all that apply)*
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42. Are you using or planning to use AWS Lambda (serverless) (Check all that apply)*
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43. What aspects of CF are keeping you and/or your company using it? (Check all that apply)*
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44. What aspects of CF are preventing you or your company from embracing CF? (Check all that apply)*
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| Small community and online resourced |
| None |
| None |
| None...we fully adopt CF |
| Language features lag behind modern languages (like nodejs). Heavy footprint makes it less adaptable in cloud (though getting better). Also lacks the ecosystem of opensource and/or paid modules/packages. Have to build from scratch much more than a language like nodejs. Hiring is impossible because nobody konws what CFML is, nor do they want to. |
| We are still embracing it! |
| not applicable. |
| none |
| Fully embraced |
| N/A |
| Nothing |
| No issues |
| none |
| Managers have decided (based on no concrete information) that there's "something bad about coldfusion". |
| none |
| None |
| uh, NONE. Duh. We've embraced it. |
| none |
| None |
| na |
| nothing |
| nothing |
| na |
| we use lucee all the time |
| n/a |
45. What are your company’s plans for your technology stack, if any? (Check all that apply)*
If migrating FROM CFML to another language, please specify
| .net |
| SAP Hybris |
| Mainly PHP |
| frontend development in VueJS |
| Javascript stack |
| python |
| Unsure as yet. |
| Groovy |
| Mean stack |
| Vue.js for our front end (maybe), CFML backend |
| . Net Core C# |
| Sunsetting CF products and moving functionality into C# stack. |
| .Net C#. Not migrating... just adding it to the toolbox |
| Primarily NodeJS via AWS Lambda |
| .NET |
| Node.js |
| Python, React, Node/Apollo/GraphQL |
| Clojure |
| Python/PHP |
| PHP |
| .NET |
| C# |
| Likely to stay invested, but diversify our stack where relevant. |
| Migrating to .NET Core as we move to microservices |
| Looking to diversify into Java and/or .Net |
If migrating from another language TO CFML, please specify
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46. What is your approximate salary range in USD? (Remember, this is anonymous) (Check one)
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47. What is your current arrangement for CF work? (Check all that apply)*
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48. What percentage of your PROFESSIONAL development time is spent on CFML (as opposed to other languages)? (Check one)*
49. What percentage of your HOBBY development time is spent on CFML (as opposed to other languages)? (Check one)*
50. Any additional comments/suggestions for the survey?
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