Where do i begin to learn Perl CGI? (before: Re: Why perl lost steam...)

2010-09-23 Thread Robert Roggenbuck
Hi, it depends how much You know about CGI in general. If you already know the basics about HTML-programming and the principles of CGI just have a look in the very detailed documentation of the Perl CGI module (http://search.cpan.org/~lds/CGI.pm-3.49/lib/CGI.pm). If HTML and CGI are new for Yo

RE: Why perl lost steam...

2010-09-21 Thread Dermot Paikkos
> -Original Message- > From: Bill Stephenson [mailto:bi...@ezinvoice.com] > Sent: 20 September 2010 21:40 > To: beginners cgI > Subject: Why perl lost steam... > > This email list used to bustle. It was active and vibrant. > > No more. Now it is practically dead. > > It would seem that r

Re: Why perl lost steam...

2010-09-21 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Eko" == Eko Budiharto writes: Eko> it is true many people are using CMS more often and I think all CMS Eko> are using PHP instead of perl. You are mistaken. PHP is only one of many viable options for CMS. Perl is another. So are Ruby and Python and [insert any modern language here]. -

Re: Why perl lost steam...

2010-09-21 Thread Tiberiy Virtgaym
Stephenson cc beginners cgI Subject Re: Why perl lost steam... dear Bill, not exactly this mailing list will be dead. It is probably passive for this moment. It is impossible perl will loose from the IT world. If there is no beginners, it is good, right? Because there will be more expert people

Re: Why perl lost steam...

2010-09-20 Thread Eko Budiharto
hi David, it is true many people are using CMS more often and I think all CMS are using PHP instead of perl. But for me, I am using any kinds that can help me to achieve my goal, not restricted to one technology. I am still using perl for my backend. :) On 9/21/2010 9:46 AM, David Taiaroa w

Re: Why perl lost steam...

2010-09-20 Thread Ask Bjørn Hansen
On 9/20/10 13:39, Bill Stephenson wrote: This email list used to bustle. It was active and vibrant. No more. Now it is practically dead. Looking at job statistics and activity in all the "web related" Perl projects I think it's more a matter of this list being spectacularly badly named.

Re: Why perl lost steam...

2010-09-20 Thread David Taiaroa
Hi Bill, Eko, Interesting question. I find that now I often use PHP and CMS options like Joomla to handle tasks that 10 years ago I would have turned to Perl to solve. Panchroma Website Development Moncton :: Riverview :: Dieppe www.panchroma.ca On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Eko Budiharto

Re: Why perl lost steam...

2010-09-20 Thread Eko Budiharto
dear Bill, not exactly this mailing list will be dead. It is probably passive for this moment. It is impossible perl will loose from the IT world. If there is no beginners, it is good, right? Because there will be more expert people can help beginners/newbies. :) On 9/21/2010 3:39 AM, Bill