> I need to prove that perl is better that ASP.NET for the project. This is like comparing apples and granola bars. Perl is a language and ASP.Net is a framework. What you should really be doing is comparing Perl vs. C# (or VB.Net).
ASP.Net (and /Net in general) is a powerful tool, and although I was only breifly introduced to it I can see where it could enhance a project. Things like seamless multi-language support and the ability to code a web app like a desktop app (a distributed app coded like a local app) are pretty powerful things. If I had the opporunity to code for ASP.Net I think I would be a big fan. So perhaps you shouldn't be trying to convince them that Perl is better than ASP.Net... perhaps you should instead try to convince them that Perl is better than C# (or VB.Net) due to the language features and most importantly the vast library of pre-written code that is available. So what I am trying to say is, look at Visual Perl (http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerlProStudio/?_x=1). It let's you write .Net apps in Perl. Sort of the best of both worlds. Just to give you some background on where I am coming from, I used to be an ASP developer. At my jast job I was pulled into the Internet Resources Department due to the fact that I knew Perl, and although it was an ASP shop, they had a need to write a CGI app for an external server. Unfortunately the CGI project fell through, but I did convince them that Perl was more powerful than VBScript, and they installed ActivePerl which allowed Perl coding in the ASP pages. In general we found that things that the VBScript programmers strugged with I was able to do easily just because of the language features (regular expressions in particular) and the available libraries. Hope that helps some. Rob -----Original Message----- From: Joe Echavarria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Web Application with PERL or ASP.NET Hi there, The company i work is considering two tools for the web version of a loan system. I need to prove that perl is better that ASP.NET for the project. Can anyone help me ?, is posible with perl have controls ?, data grids ?, date controls ?, the way that asp.net works ?, why perl is better ?, give examples of robust web applications writtern in perl , links, examples, etc. anything that could help me prove that perl is better for the project. Thanks. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
