Williams, David G. (HQ-JF000)[INDUS] wrote:
It now seems abundantly clear that Embperl development/discussion has
become very dormant. Perhaps it has been abandoned. I don't wish to
criticize Gerald for abandoning this project, rather, I would like to
thank him for his fine work. I have been using Embperl professionally
since the beginning and am very grateful to him.
Now I am at a crossroads of sorts - I have to choose between continuing
to develop in Embperl or migrating my code (lots of it) to another
product that is actively supported. I think it's hard for me to justify
continuing Embperl development to my client given that the product
lacks:
- support
- ample documentation
- an active community (a la PHP) (and no, I do not like or advocate PHP)
So my question to the community (what's left of it) is this: which
language/product should I use instead of Embperl/Embperl Object? Here
are my priorities:
- Camelness: I would prefer to stay under the Perl umbrella if possible.
I am not unwilling to learn other languages if necessary but Perl rocks!
- Power: Properly implemented, Embperl/Embperl Object is VERY powerful
and productive. I don't want to downgrade to an inferior product
- Open Source: of course
- Continuity: I need to choose a product that is not on it's way to
retirement
- Documentation: Something well documented (perhaps supported by an
O'Reilly book).
- Community: There should be an active community with active discussion
boards and more than one person enhancing/maintaining the product
- Linux: Microsoft is out of the question.
Thank you very much for your time.
David G. Williams
I wish Gerald would state clearly what his plans and intentions are for
Embperl, so that we users can make plans for either our continued use of
the tool, or transition to some other product, or perhaps even
transferring development to someone else who has time to dedicate to the
open source side of things. I know I have quite a substantial commitment
to Embperl at this point, but no money at the moment. I am still trying
to develop my own sites. If/when I become the internet millionaire then
I would be more than happy to help fund further development and support
for this wonderful tool - I think it still works so well, and would be
very sad to see it disappear through simple neglect. I for one could not
imagine transitioning to PHP from here, that would just be too
depressing. I like the Perl universe.
Ruby on Rails seems to be the tool that's been gaining the "buzz" of
late, but I also seem to be getting the impression that the honeymoon
may be over as people start to realize some of the realities of Ruby (no
expert myself there, just what I get the impression of from many posts
skimmed here and there).
I'm in the UK visiting family at the moment, but would be glad to
discuss further Embperl development options once I get back home after
Sept 12th. I'm not sure if Gerald has been run over by a bus, or if he
has simply been busy, or just lost interest in the community side of
things here. I remember in the past I got nervous when he appeared to
"go away" for periods of time, but then he always seemed to turn up
again and assure us that everything was ok and was still committed etc.
That's fine, if that's all this is. It would be nice to get an update
from Gerald on his status and intentions, whenever he can get to it.
Thanks,
Neil
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