On Tuesday 29 April 2008, Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: > > You've got a choice of classical web dev environments, like perl's > > Mason, which are fast, but a bit difficult to code for, and so-called > > `modern' web environments, like ruby-on-rails, or perl's catalyst (or php > > symphony, if I'm right), which would be nice, except that they're REAL > > SLOW, and so you need a killer machine to run any kind of web server. > > > > Google's approach of compiling java into javascript has not yet made it > > to the world of php/perl/python, as far as I'm aware, though it might be > > the real solution for maintainable ajax... > > I Wonder what amazon.com and Ebay.com use? it would stand to reason > that they would need speed any place they can get it. > I wonder if they use C? > > Sam Fourman Jr.
AFAIK Amazon.com is primarily developed using Mason, an excellent "Perl-based web site development and delivery engine" - I highly recommend it: http://www.masonhq.com/ -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- => Joel Sing | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 0419 577 603 <= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." - Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
