On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Patrick Galbraith wrote: > Anyone on this list use AxKit? I'm curious how it pans out. > > I like the idea of XSLT/XML, though I find myself trying to read between > the lines of hype vs. something that's actually very useful. I don't know, > so I don't have any opinions. I do know I'd like to use XSLT/XML so as to > have a project to use it for, hence learn it.
I'm just about to roll out a site using AxKit that has to do about 3 million hits/day out of the box. The main reason I like AxKit is it prevents me from screwing up and creating XSS bugs, because everything has to be well formed. I almost never have to use html or URL encode/decode functions - I just write straight perl code. I barely notice that I'm using XML. It's also worth noting that XSLT is a portable skill, with lots of great offline tools. It's also worth saying: never listen to hype. Evaluate solutions based on your criteria. AxKit matches mine but it doesn't mean it will match yours. Matt.
