Re: [guy@localhost: IPMT specen.]
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:23:54 +0100
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 01:06:20PM +0100, Guy Vegoda wrote:
Hey Guy,
> Will the back end DBMS not limit the speed quite a lot,
> too?
Surely not, especially if a database with a native IP type
(for example, Postgres) is used, or an equivalent kludge.
> I think you will find the majority of the users being
> familiar with Perl already.
Yes, as you suggest, some perl is necessary. The question is how much.
> Easier? No. Faster, prettier, better? Yes, you're
> right on that score.
I have worked on a similar program in the past, and the hardest bit of
it was getting the front-end code in a manageable and easily extendable/
modifyable state. Even with CPAN libraries the code is quite complex.
PHP has the potential to make that a lot easier.
> I think it would be interesting to take a straw pole
> on this issue, anyhow.
Well, I think I can be pretty sure that Perl will win, but that doesn't
mean we couldn't save ourselves a lot of effort by being clever.
Niall
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