>>> If it's web development... why not Java?
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>I thought semi-fat clients (such as Java based web apps/sites) died last year? :-)
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>Markus

I think you are referring to Java applets. Paul was referring to server side development, which of course is where VI and ColdFusion focus on. I would say that DHTML with XML almost eliminate the need for Java applets on the client. As for web server components, Java is definitly there and growing stronger, especially in the XML world.