--- "Shridhar Daithankar<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am sure there are many functionalities swapped under name of server > and > linux alone does not cover them. So when you evaluate technology, > consider > linux and linux based products/projects like postfix/sendmail rather > than > linux alone. Ok ours is primarily a web based front end to our business. So the basically technology in context of a web based application is what I need to think about. > There is other side of it. Interpreted languages are great from > prototyping > point of view. However personally I prefer C/C++ for everything that > wants to > fall under name of application rather than set of scripts. So using > php for > an application that calls for 200 distinct files is a misbehaviour. > That does > not guarantee consistency as much as CVS checked out build of a C++ > application. A compiled binnary is good to rollback to but then you can always tag the code base for releases and just check out a tagged version from CVS. I cant see that being any difficult than compilling a given application and creating a build. > In another aspect, it's a issue of design v/s implementation. If you > want to > throw implementation first, do interpreted language. Otherwise go for > C/C++. > In fact I view requirement of a compilation as a boon for C/C++ as it > > prevents you from throwing kitchen sink in there and doing inadequete > testing > at times.. Umm testing has nothing to do with compilling code. If I dont do proper testing even compiled code will trash my system. > > I vote for C++ and STL FWIW. > Yup OO and STL is what I like about C++. > > python.. python.. Or perl perl.. One true platform independent > language > barring drive letters on windows..(Sigh..) Our application works using SOAP so we could theoretically have a JSP page talking to a perl application pulling data from a .NET server ;). Mithun __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
