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It would be nice if they included examples on the main page or the "Learn More" page. I've spent a couple minutes bouncing around but I've failed in finding anything...

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I know. I hate when someone comes to promote their new language, but then fail to actually showcase the language anywhere. The very first thing I want to see is what the language looks like, not testimonials about how great it is.

It took me at least 5 clicks from the home page to find the first snippet of code:

http://docs.lucee.org/guides/getting-started/first-steps.htm...

This is definitely not a new language...it's been around since 1995. The website does not make it particularly clear that this is a CFML engine though haha.

Lucee Server has not been around since 1995. It is a newer open source engine that implements a backwards compatible version of CFML but with many improvements and modern flourishes. Our lack of CFML mention is on purpose due to the negative stigma of legacy apps. It's fair to say that the majority of people are not familiar with the modern iterations of CFML. It's changed so much since the old days, it might as well be a new language!

Thank you for the correction!

Thank you for the feedback on our web site. This post is sort of bad timing since we're actually on the brink of rolling out a new site with much better content (and code samples on the home page). Click here to see what Lucee Server's scripting syntax looks like (very similar to JS or C) https://goo.gl/D3j4UZ

I don't think much thought has been given to users that would be coming to it fresh, as opposed to existing ColdFusion/Railo developers.

Exactly. I wandered around, finally I headed for Docs (ugh), but even there I got releases and downloads thrown in my face, no code in sight

Don't even bother. This is Coldfusion. Irrelevant for a decade if not more.

This is not ColdFusion (a product owned by Adobe). This is a FOSS engine that implements a modern spin on one of the the web's most mature JVM languages. Lucee Server contains many additional features configuration options, and focuses on the ECMA-like scripting language that is nothing like the old templating syntax.

(ignoring distinction between ColdFusion the commercial product and CFML)

Invision's backend is ColdFusion. ColdFusion still has a ton of use in government, healthcare, etc. It's certainly declined in popularity, and is definitely losing the stickers-on-Macbooks metric, but there are definitely areas where it's still relevant.

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