At 02:40 PM 7/8/01, Perrin Harkins wrote:
> > We use ePerl for a fair number of things, and I have yet to run
> into
> > something we needed of which it was not capable. What are you
> > thinking of?
>
>It's not a question of it not being capable, it's just that most
>people seem
>to choose one of the more full-featured tools.
Yea, I'm a glutton for punishment. :/ I don't necessarily mind, though
- reinventing the wheel periodically is a good learning experience.
>There's lots of talk on the list about Apache::ASP, Embperl, Mason,
>etc., but not much about ePerl. (Maybe I should do some research in
>the mail archives and graph the results. Sounds like a magazine
>column...) Also, I think Text::Template stole some users away from
>ePerl.
It probably doesn't help that ePerl isn't even listed at
perl.apache.org with the others.
>Like SSI, ePerl is perfect for some people who just want a simple
>solution
>that stays out of their way.
...and people that are too lazy to bother remembering the difference
between [+ +], [- -], and [! !].
cheers,
Todd
