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

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