Re: web programming

At 10:40 AM -0400 9/26/00, Matthew Rice wrote:
>  > 1) I'm getting better and better at perl - and it's a much more
>>  mature language than php.
>
>To say the least :).  If you like the php (or cold fusion, etc..)
>way of embedding the script in the HTML try mason (perl modules):
>
>    http://www.masonhq.com/
>
>It can take advantage of mod_perl if you're using Apache.  This makes
>it very fast.

Which does bring me to speed/performance issues:

- is there any data on a comparison between php and cgi/perl and/or mod_perl?
(any in particular relating to DB queries? And, does reducing cgi
calls increase performance?)

- is it fairly well established that using server-side java is faster
than either of these other methods? Are there any other things that
server-side java gives you (power, flexibility) that php or perl
can't?

I know this all may largely be based on anecdotal experience.

I am fascinated by how many different methods folks are using - and
how many different options there are. I noticed no one has mentioned
ColdFusion.  (I imagine it's the natural open-source bias here - I
certainly have one.)

Thanks for any insights - and thanks for the points of view - very interesting!

Michelle
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Michelle Murrain, Ph.D.
President, Norwottuck Technology Resources
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