Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-07 Thread David Hodgkinson
kyle dawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 05:52, Matthew Byng-Maddick wrote: 6. Engineering The Perl community is made up of a truly eclectic group of people, which is an amazing strength. However, it's also an amazing weakness: I get the impression that very few

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-07 Thread Piers Cawley
Robin Berjon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 14:07 06/12/2000 -0500, kyle dawkins wrote: Ok, you're missing my point but that's partially my fault for not explaining. First, let me agree: Java's "everything is an object" mentality sucks balls. And yes, Perl's duality of functional/OO is

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-07 Thread brian moseley
On 7 Dec 2000, David Hodgkinson wrote: Development are two of the bibles. I have to say though, I've avoided the Design Patterns type books purely because of the C++/Java bias. you sure are missing out. - To unsubscribe,

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-07 Thread kyle dawkins
On Thu, 07 Dec 2000 11:33, you wrote: On 7 Dec 2000, David Hodgkinson wrote: Development are two of the bibles. I have to say though, I've avoided the Design Patterns type books purely because of the C++/Java bias. you sure are missing out. I second that. You should lose your

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-07 Thread Gunther Birznieks
I would agree. If you want to see design patterns in practical action with relation to mod_perl.. go to http://www.extropia.com/ExtropiaObjects/ and skim through Chapters 10 (App Architecture) and on (on the individual app toolkit components). Each one contains a sidebar on how design

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-06 Thread Matthew Byng-Maddick
On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, kyle dawkins wrote: [1. two types of developer] agreed. [2. Perl4 / Perl5 ] This is also true. Although a lot of "Perl programmers" haven't got a clue about the object orientation stuff in Perl5 either. On the other side of the coin, too many people are jumping on the "It's

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-06 Thread Tim Sweetman
Matthew Byng-Maddick wrote: On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, kyle dawkins wrote: * We implement a "mode" under mod_perl, kind of like "use strict", that suddenly forces Perl to behave well from an object-oriented standpoint. By this, I mean taking some of the power away from Perl that causes

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-06 Thread Buddy Lee Haystack
I've always considered mod_perl similar to an artist's canvas, while Java is more like a craftsman's tool kit. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-06 Thread kyle dawkins
On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 05:52, Matthew Byng-Maddick wrote: 6. Engineering The Perl community is made up of a truly eclectic group of people, which is an amazing strength. However, it's also an amazing weakness: I get the impression that very few programmers in the Perl community spend a

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-06 Thread Robin Berjon
At 14:07 06/12/2000 -0500, kyle dawkins wrote: Ok, you're missing my point but that's partially my fault for not explaining. First, let me agree: Java's "everything is an object" mentality sucks balls. And yes, Perl's duality of functional/OO is really nice. Taking that away is not what I

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-05 Thread kyle dawkins
Everybody This whole call for mod_perl advocacy is definitely a good thing. But we're not going to get anywhere unless we understand the problem in detail. We can run around all we like talking numbers and touting the virtues of mod_perl but it's not going to actually do anything unless we

Re: RFC: mod_perl advocacy project resurrection (and a proposal!)

2000-12-05 Thread Dave Rolsky
On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, kyle dawkins wrote: * We need to drop-kick DBI out of the park... it's not that it's bad (it's actually great... kudos to the DBI crew) but kind of the opposite; it's so easy to use that most people don't think beyond it. How many of you have ever thought about