If embperl has not been abandoned, tell me, when was the last time
someone heard from Gerald?
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On Oct 8, 2008, at 7:04 PM, "Ruben Safir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 03:37:36PM -0700, Elfen Magix wrote:
I use Perl-CGI instead of EmbedPerl, but I can see where it can be
advantagous to have it. Saddly PHP is becoming the more popular of
the two languages, considering since PHP came from Perl to begin
with!
Just my 2-cents, I dont want to see it die even though I currently
use it.
Actually, Embperl is staying and not abandoned. The report was wrong.
That being said, Perl-CGI is nothing like embperl
Perl is a language. CGI is an apache interface that can be used with
any language. Perl has modules to help use a CGI interface.
Embperl is like CGI (but faster and easier to use).
Ruben
--- On Wed, 10/8/08, Ruben Safir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Ruben Safir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Embperl Abandoned: Next Steps?
To: "Williams, David G. (HQ-JF000)[INDUS]"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: embperl@perl.apache.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 1:43 AM
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 still use it and it just works. Does it need more development?
Ruben
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