Below are the results to date for the 2023 State of the CF Union survey. This is the third part of the Survey, about Frameworks and Methodology.
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1. Server Environment | 2. Your Environment | 3. Frameworks and Methodology | 4. Tools | 5. Your Programming Background | 6. ColdFusion Community | 7. Deployment | 8. Wrap up
Contents
- 3. Frameworks and Methodology
- 7. What MVC Frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
- 8. What ColdFusion-based CMS do you use? (Check all that apply)
- 9. What JavaScript libraries do you use? (Check all that apply)
- 10. What CSS frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
- 11. What CFC dependency injection frameworks and tools do you use? (Check all that apply)
- 12. Which persistence frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
- 13. What testing and mocking frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
- 14. What type of CF Mobile development frameworks are you using? (Check all that apply)
- 15. What miscellaneous frameworks/tools are you using? (Check all that apply)
- 16. What CF features do you use for code reuse? (Check all that apply)
3. Frameworks and Methodology
7. What MVC Frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
Others
self coded
Hybrid Fusebox method
Simplified Fusebox (take what I like approach)
ASP.NET MVC
was MVC, now MVVM Framework - DiiMES (fw around 20 years old now)
was MVC, now MVVM Framework - DiiMES (fw around 20 years old now)
Company built
Own
I prefer to NOT use these frameworks.
There is only coldbox and no other.
Taffy for REST APIs
Some apps with frameworks/ some without
Function 1
Taffy
8. What ColdFusion-based CMS do you use? (Check all that apply)
Others
| commandbox-ssg |
| imaginEngine |
| two own products |
| None |
| Bizoneo |
| Built in house |
| Sitesystem |
| Spanz cms |
| proprietary |
| Strapi |
| SiteFusion |
| DiiMES |
| DiiMES |
| Inhouse Developed CMS |
| our own |
| homegrown |
| Guinevere - our own! |
| Own |
| Not CF - Wordpress. |
| Moving from Mura to Hubspot |
| Proprietary |
| Coded my own cms in coldfusion |
| I built a CF CMS from a Stellent DB design |
| VS Code |
| Wheelie CMS |
9. What JavaScript libraries do you use? (Check all that apply)
Others
| d3.js |
| jeasyui |
| in-house |
| jeasyui.com |
| underscore |
| Htmx |
| Svelt |
| htmx |
| htmx |
| Quasar |
| Bootstrap |
| Nuxt 3 |
| Umbrella JS, Hotwire |
| GraphQL |
| JEasyUI |
| Htmx |
| 11ty |
| mootools |
| htmx |
| Nuxt |
| requirejs |
| Knockout.js |
| htmx.js, cbwire |
| htmx.org |
| Node.js |
10. What CSS frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
Others
| jeasyui |
| MaterialUI |
| Angular Material |
| Fomantic |
| https://mdbootstrap.com/ |
| purecss, picocss |
| Sencha Ext CSS |
| Sencha Ext CSS |
| Shoelace |
| SemanticUI |
| picnic |
| Material, Quasar |
| We created our set of conventions to stay close to pure HTML/CSS. Also, CSS frameworks come from the devil! 😉 |
| Getuikit, shoelace.style |
| PrimeFlex |
| homespun |
| MUI |
| Basscss |
| Quasar |
| Kendo and Custom |
| Quasar |
| Material |
| Tachyons |
11. What CFC dependency injection frameworks and tools do you use? (Check all that apply)
Others
| Taffy |
12. Which persistence frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
Others
| Own solution |
| Dapper |
| DiiMES |
| DiiMES |
| qb |
| CONTENS Model Generators |
| DataMgr |
| homegrown |
| Built Into ContentBox |
13. What testing and mocking frameworks do you use? (Check all that apply)
Others
| cucumber |
| Balsamiq |
| Zeuz |
| jest |
| TestComplete |
| MSTest with Moq, Jest |
| Siesta |
| Siesta |
| Cypress, Cucumber |
| Own |
| UIlicious |
| Wireframe tool |
| Postman |
| https://www.artillery.io |
14. What type of CF Mobile development frameworks are you using? (Check all that apply)
Others
| Meteor.js |
| Kotlin and SwiftUI |
| Bootstrap for mobile responsiveness |
| GoNative |
| wrap HTML |
| Capacitor |
| Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile |
| Xojo |
| GoNative |
15. What miscellaneous frameworks/tools are you using? (Check all that apply)
Others
| cflsp |
| TeamCFML Repo |
| TeamCFML Repo |
| CBQ |
| Taffy |
| FusionReactor |
| luceedebug |
| SonarQuBe |
| Inertia.js |
| Datatables |
| taffy,cfstatic |
| FusionReactor |
| Taffy |
16. What CF features do you use for code reuse? (Check all that apply)
Others
| Java Jars |
| Java Jars |
Michaela Light is the host of the CF Alive Podcast and has interviewed more than 100 ColdFusion experts. In each interview, she asks "What Would It Take to make CF more alive this year?" The answers still inspire her to continue to write and interview new speakers.
Michaela has been programming in ColdFusion for more than 20 years. She founded TeraTech in 1989. The company specializes in ColdFusion application development, security and optimization. She has also founded the CFUnited Conference and runs the annual State of the CF Union Survey.
