requiring two languages to support one application is not a good thing in a
commercial application, but there may be instances where existing perl
applications need to interoperate with struts applications so it is a fait
de accompli (sp?), the 'right' thing is to accomodate BOTH.
Mike Oliver
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> >>Yes, it is true that regex cannot do everything. It's like perl and
> >java.
> >>Perl is good for performing regex's on text files with a bit of logic
> >here
> >>and there but for use in a content management system I find it just too
> >>limiting. A bit of Java would do this much better.
>
> I don't want to start a flamewar (my perl is better than your java ;)
> but I'd like to add that I yet have to come across a problem which can
> be solved in java and can't in perl because the later is "just too
> limiting".
>
> And before this goes out of proportion I'd like to add that I have used
> both perl and java on commercial projects. Both languages have their
> pros and cons. Being generally limited IMO isn't among the cons of either.
>
> IMO the main advantage java has above perl is there is no such think as
> a jsp framework in perl-land (though I'm convinced it could be made).
>
> Again: I don't want to start a flamewar.
>
> Best,
> Michael
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