RE: mod_perl marketing

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What ever the case it's a valid position for not approaching perl, from a
marketters POV
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Wiles [mailto:frank@xxxxx.xxx] 
> Sent: November 30, 2004 11:31 AM
> To: modperl@xxx.xxx
> Cc: modperl@xxxx.xxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: mod_perl marketing
> 
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:23:38 +0000
> modperl@xxx.xxx 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 <frank@xxxxx.xxx>
>    http://www.wiles.org
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