What’s the difference between these two CFBuilder2...
# adobe
j
What’s the difference between these two CFBuilder2018 files on the CFML repo? @wilgeno @carehart
c
My recollection is that it's merely a different generation, perhaps including bundled/pre-installed updates. This is just like there are multiple generations of cf installers also. Adobe doesn't create a new installer for EACH update, of course; but after a few-to-several they typically have created a new one. I've tried to keep up with those different versions in the cfmlrepo site. That said, do you really want to use that old cf builder 2018? It's no longer updated, to be clear. More important, that was the last of the versions built upon Eclipse (as the core IDE platform). Since Aug 2022, Adobe has offered CFBuilder only as an extension for the far more popular VSCode editor/IDE platform. Also, both vscode and the Adobe cf builder extension are entirely free, unlike that old CFBuilder which operated on freemium model.
j
I see. Yes, I would like to continue having the legacy version in my toolset. I’m not the biggest fan of VS Code and the new plugin, even though I use them daily. There are shortcuts and features in the Eclipse version that simply still work better than in the updated setup. Thank you for the clarification!
I’m installing on an ARM based Windows 11 virtual machine running through Parallels on a Mac M2. Happy to report the software still works. FWIW.