On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, brian moseley wrote:
>
> people won't use the software if you don't give them a
> compelling reason. mod_perl and the higher layer systems
> that use it are not as easy to configure or program as php,
> and they have a lot less support from external software
> vendors or relevance inside engineering shops than java. we
> are being squeezed from both ends.
>
> i had lunch with doug and jon swartz not too long ago,
> talking about the possibility of starting a web application
> infrastructure company based on mod_perl and mason. when we
> got down to it, the fundamental question was: why not just
> use java? and we couldn't find any answer other than "i like
> perl better". and that's not a reasonable business
> justification.
>
> at some point we're going to run out of hobbyists and others
> who /can/ justify using mod_perl-based technologies because
> they like perl better.
You forget about satisfaction. Do you feel happier to program in Java than
Perl? You want your employees to enjoy they work. We spend too much time
working, I want to enjoy most of my working hours. You want me for my
design and architecture skills, you have to give me something in return.
For me salary is much less important factor than satisfaction.
Therefore if the same job can be done with Perl and Java, why not to have
your staff happy? That's the main point I think.
Of course if the bussiness suffers because Perl is not good enough, that's
a different point. Given that at least the same could be done with Perl
and Java, Perl and PHP, Perl and whatever, I want to code in Perl.
Therefore, we should make converts and when more people will prefer coding
in Perl, because they *love* it and it's a legitimate choice, there won't
be a question of whether I can afford doing this project in mod_perl,
because there will be enough mod_perl programmers to take over it.
So to answer your question, the complelling reason is joy and
satisfaction. Given that other factors are at least compatible.
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