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Ben Forte of ColdFusion fame has quite a good reply to the cookie news items.
I wonder if the government anti-cookie rule / recommendation / whatever it is exactly, has caused some developers to avoid even session cookies by using URL strings instead. These are less secure than cookies because they end up in web logs, get bookmarked, emailed etc. Despite what another post said, I don't think cookie values generally end up in logs.
I admit to using session strings myself because a few years ago lots of people were scared into turning cookies off in their browser. That doesn't seem to be much of a problem these days. I hope this misguided publicity is not going to trigger a return of those days. Likewise for Javascript.

I would have to say yes, people still use it. It is one of the most prevalent out-of-the-box application server platforms on the net. Want to see more of the list: Who's Using ColdFusion?

Now that MX 7 allows you to either deploy with the JRun connector (meh ...) or go J2EE as an application under a full application server platform like WebLogic or WebSphere, it is gaining more traction and respect in a new light. Not sure if it is truly in re-birth yet, but let's see what the Adobe acquisition does to the picture.

Worth noting that Ben uses hostmysite.com, which is one of the largest ColdFusion hosting companies in the world with several thousand sites.

&laz;

I would have to say yes, people still use it. It is one of the most prevalent out-of-the-box application server platforms on the net. Want to see more of the list: Who's Using ColdFusion?

Now that MX 7 allows you to either deploy with the JRun connector (meh ...) or go J2EE as an application under a full application server platform like WebLogic or WebSphere, it is gaining more traction and respect in a new light. Not sure if it is truly in re-birth yet, but let's see what the Adobe acquisition does to the picture.

Worth noting that Ben uses hostmysite.com, which is one of the largest ColdFusion hosting companies in the world with several thousand sites.

&laz;

I would have to say yes, people still use it. It is one of the most prevalent out-of-the-box application server platforms on the net. Want to see more of the list: Who's Using ColdFusion?

Now that MX 7 allows you to either deploy with the JRun connector (meh ...) or go J2EE as an application under a full application server platform like WebLogic or WebSphere, it is gaining more traction and respect in a new light. Not sure if it is truly in re-birth yet, but let's see what the Adobe acquisition does to the picture.

Worth noting that Ben uses hostmysite.com, which is one of the largest ColdFusion hosting companies in the world with several thousand sites.

&laz;

I would have to say yes, people still use it. It is one of the most prevalent out-of-the-box application server platforms on the net. Want to see more of the list: Who's Using ColdFusion?

Now that MX 7 allows you to either deploy with the JRun connector (meh ...) or go J2EE as an application under a full application server platform like WebLogic or WebSphere, it is gaining more traction and respect in a new light. Not sure if it is truly in re-birth yet, but let's see what the Adobe acquisition does to the picture.

Worth noting that Ben uses hostmysite.com, which is one of the largest ColdFusion hosting companies in the world with several thousand sites.

&laz;

I would have to say yes, people still use it. It is one of the most prevalent out-of-the-box application server platforms on the net. Want to see more of the list: Who's Using ColdFusion?

Now that MX 7 allows you to either deploy with the JRun connector (meh ...) or go J2EE as an application under a full application server platform like WebLogic or WebSphere, it is gaining more traction and respect in a new light. Not sure if it is truly in re-birth yet, but let's see what the Adobe acquisition does to the picture.

Worth noting that Ben uses hostmysite.com, which is one of the largest ColdFusion hosting companies in the world with several thousand sites.

&laz;

I would have to say yes, people still use it. It is one of the most prevalent out-of-the-box application server platforms on the net. Want to see more of the list: Who's Using ColdFusion?

Now that MX 7 allows you to either deploy with the JRun connector (meh ...) or go J2EE as an application under a full application server platform like WebLogic or WebSphere, it is gaining more traction and respect in a new light. Not sure if it is truly in re-birth yet, but let's see what the Adobe acquisition does to the picture.

Worth noting that Ben uses hostmysite.com, which is one of the largest ColdFusion hosting companies in the world with several thousand sites.

&laz;

If you need a "quick introduction to SQL" try reading Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes. 800+ pages??? If it was a reference book, maybe you could justify the pagecount, but who has the time to thumb through an 800 page introductory text?

Most developers (read: non-DBAs) are just going to do simple SELECT queries. TY SQL in 10 Minutes does the trick for those 95% of cases.