>> with something I've done, and a client's investor who is blowing a
>> gasket because of the opinion that using mod_perl is a completely
>> psychotic choice for a website that is going to experience high
>> traffic. I'm in the process of defending my choices right now, and a
>> little extra ammunition would be useful.
There is also a good "C vs. Perl" description in the
myths list about performance. Comes down to the fact
that truly excellent, hand-crafted C will beat Perl
most fo the time. Question then becomes how much of
this C has ever been written? Most of the C gets too
complicated to finish on time so you take whatever
shortcuts you can to get it done. Net result is that
the C is rarely Fine Craftsmanship; it's good, working
code. That means it back in the territory where Perl
performs as well or better for most jobs.
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Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer
Workhorse Computing Chicago, IL 60647
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