Re: Need some Help with Advocacy re: Java vs. Perl

[Robert]

> From: "John Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  Perl needs to be thought of as a language for doing MS Windows
> development, including the gui parts.

From: "David Grove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> This is one major thing that I've wanted to try - create a complete suite
> of actual apps for Win32 using Perl and a GUI toolkit. It could show the
> Win32 world that Perl is more than CGI. I would be starting out with ICQ,
> IRC, Mail, and other network things, NT admin tools, etc.

Somebody is gonna have to fund this.
    Aldo ( http://dada.perl.it/ ) has the basics done with Win32-API and
Win32-GUI.  What I see on the GUI mailing list is people using it internally
and a very few part time people building more general tools.  That list is
very low volume for two reasons (IMO)
1.  Not too many people using it.
2.  It's fairly easy to program a GUI using Perl for an experienced
programmer so not a lot of questions.

Couple of people able to work full time would help a lot.

Rob
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