On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Beau E. Cox wrote: > So I guess this has become a Windows-only project. Well good luck. > Have you any idea how many Unix/Linux servers are out there? > > I don't see your adversion to Perl which has everthing in place, > via CPAN, to accomplish all your needs: portable, avaiable modules > for almost any need, rapid development, ... Do you know perl? > Are you interested in supporting the non-Windows world?
Cannot agree more. For things like "reports" and more in general short-lived (in the "for how long they run" point of view) non-performance-critical applications, Perl is what I'd choose. Perl is what I'd call fashion-free. It's there by a long time and it has no plans to go anywhere. Eagerly waiting the next Q%% language revolution driven by companies that *have* to sell new stuff to grow their guts ... - Davide - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
