I'm an advocate.
But this argument can be broken into at least a few areas or more (beyond the
"walls" of mod_perl) since scaling applies to human as well as hardware and
capital infrastructures.
This may be old news and common, but I hear less of performance scaling
criticisms than of what some (from the php and python worlds) might see as a
'free-for-all', non-uniform coding paradigm (where primarily examples always
seem to live outside the mod_perl "citadel").
<digression>
But then, that's probably why I'm here to begin with... I'm a creative
type and I think perl and it's gigantic community fit many fast moving
business and artistic cases and requirements very well. Good democracy's may
have access to many freedoms, but simply imposing their own standards as
necessary at their own discretion.
</digression>
But to be honest, I've not been digging for recent, technical criticisms
lately from the outside.
So solid talking points should address maintainability as much as performance;
inextricably linked as they may be. In fact, I believe mod_perl (and it's
prudence's) does seem to help address many of those persistent
maintainability arguments and in convincing ways... and this is from my own
experience.
On Wednesday 28 September 2005 17:27, Fred Moyer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yesterday I was asked about the viability of mod_perl ( and more
> generally Perl web based solutions ) in scaling web based applications.
> I have my own personal experiences with scaling mod_perl, and am well
> versed with the best practices, case studies, and methodologies out
> there in scaling mod_perl web apps.
>
> So I was able to cite a few large sites from memory which used mod_perl,
> and also in hopes of bolstering their confidence, I said something to
> the effect that I would wager my career that mod_perl could scale with
> the best of the other technologies out there, and I meant it. I cited a
> couple of links [1] post conversation, and blogged about this today on
> use.perl [2].
>
> So in wanting to improve upon my advocacy pitch the next time this
> question is asked of me, I would like to ask the list for advice on
> talking points. And also experiences with a situation like this when
> you are asked to compare mod_perl's scalability to some other technology
> in an apples vs oranges comparison. I've looked through the list
> archives and didn't find much in this area, if anyone has a link to
> relevant content please send it my way.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Fred
>
> [1]
> http://perl.apache.org/outstanding/sites.html
> http://www.masonhq.com/?MasonPoweredSites
>
> [2]
> http://use.perl.org/~Phred/journal/26908
