What ever the case it's a valid position for not approaching perl, from a marketters POV
> -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Wiles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: November 30, 2004 11:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: mod_perl marketing > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:23:38 +0000 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Please let me raise a question. > > > > In practice, people who can program in other phases usually can > > 1) program directly in C module; and 2) find that C provides much > > better a solution. > > > > For example, the authz phase in the dual-Apache setup. > > Here the static files are served by the light Apache. A C autenz > > handler is usually more efficient and may be a must. > > > > The same is true for the URL re-writing phase. Most likely > we need the > > URL to be re-written for both dynamic contents and static files. > > > > So, while mod_perl is able to handle other phases, in practice, one > > may still need to go back to the C API for the best results. > > > > In the content phase, I think the OO programming, and so the MVC > > (Model-View-Control) concept, makes mod_perl much better a choice > > than PHP for large projects. > > I think you will find that mod_perl code is roughly the same > speed as a comporable C Apache module. Since mod_perl holds all of > the code in memory we don't have a fork/compile/excute problem which > is why most people think C is way faster than Perl. > > I've seen non response phase handlers, written in mod_perl, handle > better than commercial C modules. I'm curious why you think a C > module would be a better solution? > > --------------------------------- > Frank Wiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.wiles.org > --------------------------------- > > > -- > Report problems: http://perl.apache.org/bugs/ Mail list info: > http://perl.apache.org/maillist/modperl.html > List etiquette: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/email-etiquette.html > > -- Report problems: http://perl.apache.org/bugs/ Mail list info: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/modperl.html List etiquette: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/email-etiquette.html
