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• #1 by Raymond Camden on 4/29/09 - 9:17 AM

  

  While I too don't like it when people disparage CF, you must remember Twitter is not the same as a blog. I will often complain about Eclipse when it is crashing. Does that make uninformed? No. Twitter is my _personal_ way to share whats going on with my life. When something frustrates me, I share it. I don't have space in Twitter for qualifiers. I don't say, "Eclipse is a superb platform, free, OS, but it has failed me today in X,Y,Z" (actually that would fit in twitter, but you get the idea). I think are you placing too much responsibility in a platform that isn't really meant for deep thoughts.

• #2 by Scott Stroz on 4/29/09 - 9:23 AM

  

  @Ray - if you can;t pass along deep thoughts in 140 charactes or less, you are doing something wrong.

• #3 by Raymond Camden on 4/29/09 - 9:26 AM

  

  Don't be ashamed that my big thoughts are bigger than yours. ;)

• #4 by Dave Ferguson on 4/29/09 - 9:27 AM

  

  @Ray
  
  I agree with your point on Twitter't intent. You are probably correct in that I may be placing to much responsibility on it. However, I also believe that there is truth in what is said, no matter how short the forum or message. When someone says "CF sucks, I am going back to .net" no deep qualification is necessary; that statement pretty much stands on its own.

• #5 by Raymond Camden on 4/29/09 - 9:30 AM

  

  You've never said something that dramatic - in anger/frustration/etc before? Shoot, I've said worse to my own family probably. ;)

• #6 by Steve Withington on 4/29/09 - 9:34 AM

  

  I can definitely empathize with you Dave. At the same time, I've personally tried to ignore most of the comments from people who really don't have any comprehension of the power of ColdFusion and how easy it is to work with. I also hear what Ray is saying, but I think the comments you're referring to are more than just "aww shucks, I'm so frustrated with ColdFusion."
  
  When someone's subjective opinion doesn't align with your own, it can definitely be frustrating ... when the opinion is uninformed, then the frustration level can easily boil over. But no worries, I'm sure you realize there are several other developers out here just as enthusiastic about ColdFusion as you are. It's all good man.
  
  Peace.

• #7 by Shannon Hicks on 4/29/09 - 11:27 AM

  

  @Scott
  
  140 characters is plenty if you are the Napoleon of ideas.

• #8 by Todd Rafferty on 4/29/09 - 12:00 PM

  

  @Ray: So you're saying @aral's twitter rant which carried over to a blog post on CF was well earned and thought out?

• #9 by Raymond Camden on 4/29/09 - 12:17 PM

  

  Eh?? Isn't the whole point of my comment that a Twit is probably NOT well thought out???!

• #10 by Todd Rafferty on 4/29/09 - 12:28 PM

  

  @Ray: Understood, but I guess I feel that "NOT well thought out" is too much of a cop out for people being asshats. You know as well as I do that people will spout it if they can drive more traffic or they have other intentions behind their random tweet.