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

[Johan Vromans]

"Abigail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> The main difference between Java and Perl is what is being produced.
> The "great" Perl things that are being produced are modules. But modules
> aren't interesting for the majority of the enterprise world. Modules
> are just tools to make other tools. The enterprise world wants tools:
> that is applications.
> 
> There are no killer Perl *applications*. Just killer modules. Not that
> there is something wrong with that. 

Partly.

Java gained its initial popularity through modules. However, the Java
modules (applets) were directly invokable through Web browsers and
hence may be considered small applications. And lots of small Web
applications form a real killer app.

-- Johan