I'm sorry -- but I have to tear this apart:
JSP and ASP *ARE*NOT*CGI*. They are indeed dynamic content, but do not use
the Common Gateway Interface specification and therefore do not have its
inherent scalability problems (thread per request). I would also say that
it is incorrect that most dynamic content today is produced through CGI.
Many sites are using ASP, ISAPI, NSAPI, or another third party product, for
the above mentioned reason.
ASP can not be run through any extension but ASP.
Furthermore, one certainly *does*not* have to press a submit button to run
a JSP page (even if one is submitting form data). Ever heard of DHTML,
Ricardo? It's not 1995 anymore.
Perhaps Bobby isn't the one that needs to get out of the software
engineering business.
N
At 10:06 AM 3/8/00 +0000, Gladwell, Ricardo wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gladwell, Ricardo
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 9:26 AM
> > To: 'Bobby Kaushal'
> > Subject: RE: My boss needs convincing..
> >
> >
> > Dear Bobby,
> >
> > get out of programming analysts business: a .JSP file
> > extension does not mean at ALL that JavaServer Pages are
> > running. It is likely, but any type of CGI could use the file
> > extensions association, even ASP if someone wanted to pretend
> > that they were running JSP (or for whatever reason).
> >
> > And notice my use of CGI there. JSP IS CGI. ASP IS CGI. PERL
> > IS CGI. Most dynamic content on the internet these days is
> > produced with CGI. CGI is not a kind of back-server dynamic
> > content, it IS the definition of back-server dynamic content.
> >
> > And you still have to press a submit button even for a JSP
> > page. I hope no-one listened to his advice (and why must he
> > post in RTF format?) Yours...
> >
> > --
> > Ricardo Gladwell, Web Developer
> > Demon Internet, Westhumble House,
> > Dorking Business Park, Dorking. RH4 1HJ
> > Tel: +44 (0)1306 732 356
> >
> > > Webmaster Rule Number One
> > > When a potential employer/client asks you if you've ever
> > worked with XYZ
> > > software running on platform ABC, say "yes" quickly and with great
> > > assurance. Then run home, fire up the Net, and figure out
> > what the hell
> > > they were talking about.
> >
> > P.S. You should have done this first before you posted.
> >
>
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