Please see the increasingly active mod_perl users list: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/modperl.html
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Jim Schueler <jschue...@eloquency.com> wrote: > Based on the archives, no one has posted on this advocacy list since April, > 2009. First and foremost would be some assurance that this list > (and underlying technology) is still active. > > I have been using mod_perl since its release and the author of the CPAN > module Apache::ChildExit. IMHO Apache::ChildExit fixes a shortcoming in > Apache::Registry that made it unusable. I am also an adovcate of 2 tier > server architecture which I've implemented as BerkeleyDB::Lite on CPAN. > Probably I imagined a bias against 2 tier architecture that caused me to > stupidly ignore the mod_perl community for years. > > Mea Culpa. My life is in shambles. For the past 2 or 3 years I've > subsisted by building free (or nearly free) websites. In the last 6 > months, I can't even find opportunities to work for nothing. > > As it ever was, eventually every technology merges into a dominent product. > Web development remained independent through MS-ASP, Java/Struts, Adobe > Flash/DreamWeaver. But now, whether I am pitching web sites to > end-customers, sub-contracting to web-site designers, or interviewing for a > job, the universal response is that knowledge of Drupal equates to knowledge > of website development and implementation. So I am hopelessly unqualified. > > After 20 years of Perl, the shift to Drupal is too fundamental: Considering > the obstacles, I might as well pursue a career writing IPhone apps, or > dentistry for that matter. And I still manage a few sophisticated mod_perl > implementations ( http://www.outdoorathlete.com/ ). The obvious decision is > to port these sites to Drupal and conquer the learning curve. But if > there's even a nascent effort to promote mod_perl as an alternative, I would > prefer to participate. > > FWIW, if I get a chance to post another, I will stop the belly-aching. > > Thanks! > > -Jim > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: advocacy-unsubscr...@perl.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: advocacy-h...@perl.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: advocacy-unsubscr...@perl.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: advocacy-h...@perl.apache.org
