Funnily enough, the shop I am in uses Coldfusion and Python, but CF is used on the more important, heavily trafficked apps.
Do you remember the guy teaching AOL server and placing them in jobs?
https://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/aolserver/introduction-1.ht...
After the dotcom bust, people with cash seemed to turn to real estate, but I don’t think that is an option this turn. The real of ‘physical’ is a liability.