--- "Joshua D. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually (python) has been discussed. At least two of the core members are > pro python. Python also gives us a better cross platform capability.
That's interesting to hear. For a long while prior to the LedgerSMB fork, I had considered working with sql-ledger (i.e. committing to deploying it for clients) and doing a 1:1 port to python CGI of any SL module I needed to understand thoroughly, customize, or write tests for, and then run the module(s) overlaid on the original SL release. I'm not sure it's actually worth all the effort, but with enough interested contributors it might make for a good starting point for some of the refactoring and test retrofitting LedgerSMB has planned. I suppose that could happen anytime along the development process, on a branch. I'd like to pitch in, to the extent that I can understand the original perl code. > That being said, I also don't see any problem with using Perl. The > problem with perl is not maintainability, it is bad developers. You > *can* write perfectly maintainable perl code if you choose too. Right, perl is almost synonymous with CGI applications. If a redesign with modern web framework and ORM were desired, there are many good options with Python, especially now. > In the end, I would expect that it is all irrelevant because we will > provide an API that allows you to write an interface in anything you want. Does WSGI have any implementation/traction in the Perl world? http://search.cpan.org/search?query=WSGI&mode=all returns no results JSON, YAML and XML-RPC data transfer and automation interfaces as an alternative to URL query strings would probably open up a lot of integration possibilities. ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-devel
