On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 04:43:41PM -0700, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > I'd also like to hear people's opinions on XML::DOM (I think it > stinks and I've replaced it with a C DOM implementation).
You just proved that you already know everything you need to on the subject of XML::DOM. :) Seriously though, what C DOM implementation did you choose and how did you integrate it with your Perl code? I've long since abandoned XML::DOM and use things XML::Parser::PerlSAX instead, but that doesn't achieve what you are talking about vis-a-vis building up documents element by element. For output generation, I still tend to push data into a template engine such as Embperl or Template::Toolkit and use embedded control structures to manipulate that data. Interestingly, the company I used to work at (eZiba) just ported their front-end over to Mason and ended up somewhere in-between -- i.e., reusable page components that they build up at run-time. Check out the Avacet's (www.avacet.com) TemplateService for an example of the push model in action. Cheers, -DeWitt
