RE: perl vs php. just the facts, ma'am.

[Selena Sol]

> Elaine said:
> I'm not convinced that a lack of advertising money is the reason why Perl
> isn't as popular as Java or MS products.

I disagree.  I would agree with Stas Bekman that the biggest thing that can
be done for Perl advocacy is to find a big company to get behind it.

Although I believe that you are right and that word-of-mouth recommendations
are the best, I think that market legitimacy is the first criteria for most.

That is, if the language does not seem legit, nobody will try the language
in the first place and thus have no comments to be spread via word of mouth.
I think most CIOs who must choose an "official" platform for their company
do not even consider Perl because it does not "feel" legitimate to them.

PS: Hey guys, this time, please don't chime in with, "Hey, my CIO uses
Perl!!!"  I am talking about averages in the market here.  We all know that
there are cool CIOs out there. That is not the point.