According to a recent survey by Adobe, 75% of fortune 100's are using CFML and 70% of their CF base are building new applications in it. They have a steady stream of new licenses being purchased, and according to the latest W3Techs data, CF usage in the wild is actually climbing. (Whereas Java, .NET, and Ruby usage is dropping)
https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-coldfusion/all/a...
I use CF daily as my primary programming language, and I can assure you it's still a great option in terms of productivity and scalability in 2017.
I use CF daily as my primary programming language, and I can assure you it's still a great option in terms of productivity and scalability in 2017.