On Thursday 25 October 2001 11:14, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: > I was at the city on java conference in London a couple of weeks ago > and one of the alleged "strengths" of Java was the fact that multiple > vendors were competing to produce better JVMs. > > Aside from Activestate, is anyone selling a "better perl"?
ActiveState isn't really selling a "better perl". Aside from add-on products, they're folding everything back into Perl. The strength of Perl is precisely that multiple vendors (or hackers) are "competing" to produce one single better product, which runs pretty much the same everywhere. Less energy is wasted, better portability achieved. (eek ! I'm starting to sound like I'm already writing the glossy brochure...) -- _______________________________________________________________________ Robin Berjon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- CTO k n o w s c a p e : // venture knowledge agency www.knowscape.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We've been following your progress with considerable interest, not to say contempt. -- Zaphod Beeblebrox
