On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Paul Kraus wrote: > This may be asking for biased opinions but here goes anyways... > > Is perl still a good choice for the web.
Yes. Perl is a very good choice from all aspects. > For instance I need to setup a > couple sites that are going to be running on IIS. Is perl still a good > choice for speed ect... > If you're running it on IIS, you can try using ActiveState's PerlEx: http://www.activestate.com/Products/PerlEx/ This will make Perl very fast, in a comparable speed to Apache's mod_perl. > Or should I look at the newer technologies such as vb.net on for that > matter c#. > I don't know too much about VB.Net C#, or ASP.Net so I cannot comment. I know ASP.Net has a problem in which you need to explicitly deallocate all the allocated resources, or else they'll leak. > I know perl and the idea of being able to use the same language in > everything I do would be great but am I going to take a hit on > performance. Can it be embedded into html? What is mason does that run > on IIS. > Mason can run on top of IIS by means of its CGI emulation. However, there's also Perl ASP, which is a native IIS technology. They are similar in spirit but Mason is more powerful. > I use perl now for admin task and reports(yes perl is good for reporting > ;) ). I can use the same tools I design on my Linux, UNIX, and window$ > machines. But is it wise to do so for the web. CGI has been around for a > long time and there are a lot of new emerging technologies. > Perl can utilize other technologies besides CGI using much the same interface. You can run Perl on top of mod_perl, or PerlEx, or something similar. They are faster than CGI. > Rule of thumb is choose the best tool for the job. So all input is > appreciated. > I believe Perl is still the best tool for the job of web-publishing. Regards, Shlomi Fish > PK > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Page: http://t2.technion.ac.il/~shlomif/ An apple a day will keep a doctor away. Two apples a day will keep two doctors away. Falk Fish -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
