A. Pagaltzis wrote: > Hi all, > > this was written about Rails apps, but all the conceptual points > are 100% applicable to Catalyst: > > The Web Is a Pipe > http://duncandavidson.com/essay/2006/06/webaspipe > > I’m not as sure about the practical points. In particular, I > have no idea what Mongrel really does, although I heard about it > before and wondered if it’s something the CPAN needs and could > steal. I’m also unsure about how the existence and deployment of > mod_perl affects these issues. > > But I know he is dead on the money about pipes. So whatever the > conclusions where Perl and Catalyst are concerned, this is worth > thinking about.
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