i don't know about FastCGI, but CGI is not a language in and of itself. it's
a standard (Common Gateway Interface) for talking to web server components,
etc. you can write CGI apps in PERL, C++, etc. so while i agree it might
take longer to write a CGI app in, say, C++ than CF, i don't know if you're
saying CGI applications are slow, because they're not necessarily.
for a good overview by NCSA, see:
http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/intro.html
--dylan
-----Original Message-----
From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 6:37 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: WDVL Poll
CGI is an old technology and oft times is not free. Sure, the interface is
free but you need developers to code and debug the CGI. What you can code
up in CF in literally minutes could take days or weeks to develop in CGI -
and CGI is inherently slower. There were movements to enhanve CGI (FastCGI)
but you don't see many FastCGI apps...
Regards,
Howie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: WDVL Poll
>
> I guess the free solutions will always come out on top (I realise CGI is
free).
> That's why you see Apache as the top webserver etc..
>
> I am sure it isn't a reflection on the technology - just that people
prefer
> things that are free, and/or bundled with the O/S.
>
> Adrian Cooper.
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