> * Long running processes are hard to maintain (assuming we rule out
> CGI). Code becomes stale, maybe the server process gets in a bad state.
>Sometimes processes becomes wedged. With mod_python this can effect
> the entire site.
I've been extremely impressed at how well Python's VM doe
Speaking as a Tummy.com customer, I have a virtualized linux server. My
processes are isolated from Tummy's other clients on that piece of
hardware at the OS level. I still face the same issues with
long-running processes, but at least it is all from code that I maintain
on a server image that I