Hello All,
The subject of this message might be better worded as "Is mod_perl ready for
E-Business apps, and is anyone using it for such?". I am asking this
question as a modperl developer to modperl developers and users.
Here is my situation:
I come from a strong billing and financial background as a
designer/architect for such systems both in software and networking
requirements, and as a systems integrator. Previously, I was employed by an
ISP and developed their e-commerce (shopping cart stuff only). Recently the
ISP was sold and all the software with it was scrapped. Since then I have
developed an e-business system which mirrors the functionality of IBM's
Websphere commerce system (mostly for do-it-yourself customers) and most of
what Ariba and CommerceOne offer. It started as a C++/VB/NT app and was
quickly moved to modperl/unix because of system reliability and performance.
Right now, the whole thing is written in perl and modperl. It is highly OO
(75% reuse between standalone perl and modperl), using method handlers as
described in the Eagle Book (end of chapter 4), OO priciples from Damian
Conway's OO book, and all I can get from Stas's guide. It is fast, uses
less resources than a similar NT system, and highly reliable.
And now I have a major investor (major credit bureau) who wants to integrate
it with their customers.
Before I commit to such a task as an integrator, has anyone done anything
similar. Basically what I am look for is potential pitfalls and gotchas.
They were a little weary about the perl part in that it was not C++/NT or
EJB based, but the application proved itself.
I hooked a much bigger fish sooner than I expected and am looking for advice
(help) before I start reeling in.
Thanks so much in advance,
-Ken
