* William R. Ward ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [001020 04:31]:
>
> My primary client is refusing to use Perl in its next generation
> product - only because Java has more "buzzword value." And this is
> not the first time I've heard this issue.
>
> I would like to make a radical proposal: when we make Perl 6, give it
> a name other than "Perl". Spin it as a new language that is "based
> on" Perl. Make a big hype that it incorporates some of the best
> features of Java - and do so, if it's convenient (and if there are
> any).
>
> Everyone's caught by the "CGI is so slow" and is ignoring the
> existence of Apache mod_perl.
I frequently run into the same thing you do as well. Usually the
mention of some big websites using Perl/mod_perl gets my foot in the
door, then they can listen more seriously to talk of fast development
time, modules, etc.
However, I've never had to argue with someone for using Perl in a
*product*, just on individual websites or for individual tasks.
> There is no NSAPI or ISAPI mod_perl, and there needs to be one.
Sure there is:
PerlEx
http://www.activestate.com/products/PerlEx/
Chris
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