Re: Where was that success story?
Kurt Hansen wrote: > What I really want to know is: what ever happened to that eToys jingle that was on > the commercials? That song is by Hawaiian performer Israel Kamakawiwo`ole. Here's a link to the CD: http://album.yahoo.com/shop?d=ha&id=1804600529&cf=10&intl=us - Perrin
Re: Where was that success story?
Hi, > > Hang on. I just found it (by way of Slashdot)... it was about eToys, > > October 17, 2001, its web 5 pages long, and mentions Randal Schwartz > > and Damian Conway. I knew I wasn't dreamming! > > Um, that was my article, and it certainly doesn't say anything like "but > in the end the customer threw it out and went for a competing > technology." You must have been thinking of something else for that part. I recall reading, I believe on this list, that KBToys didn't use the eToys code. That must be what Fulko is recalling, though it isn't "throwing it out for a competing technology." More like a new tech staff sticking with what was familiar. What I really want to know is: what ever happened to that eToys jingle that was on the commercials? It was almost as good as the site. My children were all under 7 when the site folded, so those commercials and that jingle REALLY pulled the heart strings. Take care, Kurt Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Where was that success story?
:: No public story has been written about it, but I would reply to :: private questions about the experience. To summarize, it went :: very smoothly and was a great success (and no part of it has :: been thrown out for any competing technology). Eric, Would you consider writing a paper describing the project? Are there any NDA's (or similar) that would prevent you doing so? If so, could you write without disclosing any NDA-breaching details? Jonathan M. Hollin - WYPUG Co-ordinator West Yorkshire Perl User Group http://wypug.pm.org/
Re: Where was that success story?
Hi ( 02.03.06 10:28 -0800 ) Eric Hammond: > I'm part of a small group which recently did something like this, > replacing a major NT/IIS/ASP web site with Linux/Apache/mod_perl/Mason > in 3 months. Dude- write this up! Submit it to Stas, or the perl.org web site. This is good stuff that we *all* benefit from. -- \js "engineer value-added e-commerce"
Re: Where was that success story?
Fulko Hew wrote: > > Fulko Hew wrote: > > > Can someone forward me a URL to the perl/mod-perl success story > > > (from about 6 months ago) that was about some people that went > > > in and re-wrote someones web application and made it run > > > incredably faster in a very short time [...] I'm part of a small group which recently did something like this, replacing a major NT/IIS/ASP web site with Linux/Apache/mod_perl/Mason in 3 months. No public story has been written about it, but I would reply to private questions about the experience. To summarize, it went very smoothly and was a great success (and no part of it has been thrown out for any competing technology). -- Eric Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where was that success story?
Fulko Hew wrote: > Hang on. I just found it (by way of Slashdot)... it was about eToys, > October 17, 2001, its web 5 pages long, and mentions Randal Schwartz > and Damian Conway. I knew I wasn't dreamming! Um, that was my article, and it certainly doesn't say anything like "but in the end the customer threw it out and went for a competing technology." You must have been thinking of something else for that part. - Perrin
Re: Where was that success story?
> Fulko Hew wrote: > > Can someone forward me a URL to the perl/mod-perl success story > > (from about 6 months ago) that was about some people that went > > in and re-wrote someones web application and made it run > > incredably faster in a very short time, but in the end the > > customer threw it out and went for a competing technology. > > > > I can't remember enough of the article to be able to even search > > for it. I can't find it (easily... on www.perl.org under success > > stories, or at use.perl.org either) > > > > But I'm sure someone will remember what I'm talking about. > > If it was posted here use the archives to find it > http://perl.apache.org/#users-list > Most likely it's linked from http://perl.apache.org/stories/ if not and > you find the original post, forward it to me and I'll link to it. > > there are a few stories that were submitted to me but don't appear yet > on the current site. They will appear on the new site when that gets > released. It was a major 2 web page article, and I'd sware I read it on one of the usual Perlish web sites. I'd sware it was about Amazon, or eBay, or some company like that and had some well known names as part of the project. Hang on. I just found it (by way of Slashdot)... it was about eToys, October 17, 2001, its web 5 pages long, and mentions Randal Schwartz and Damian Conway. I knew I wasn't dreamming! Anyway the URL is: http://perl.com/pub/a/2001/10/17/etoys.html --- Fulko Hew, Voice: 905-681-5570 Lead Designer - Management Tools,Fax:905-681-5556 SITA (Burlington)Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 777 Walkers Line, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, L7N 2G1
Re: Where was that success story?
Fulko Hew wrote: > Can someone forward me a URL to the perl/mod-perl success story > (from about 6 months ago) that was about some people that went > in and re-wrote someones web application and made it run > incredably faster in a very short time, but in the end the > customer threw it out and went for a competing technology. > > I can't remember enough of the article to be able to even search > for it. I can't find it (easily... on www.perl.org under success > stories, or at use.perl.org either) > > But I'm sure someone will remember what I'm talking about. If it was posted here use the archives to find it http://perl.apache.org/#users-list Most likely it's linked from http://perl.apache.org/stories/ if not and you find the original post, forward it to me and I'll link to it. there are a few stories that were submitted to me but don't appear yet on the current site. They will appear on the new site when that gets released. _ Stas Bekman JAm_pH -- Just Another mod_perl Hacker http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide http://perl.apache.org/guide mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ticketmaster.com http://apacheweek.com http://singlesheaven.com http://perl.apache.org http://perlmonth.com/
