Re: suggestions for perl as web development language [EXT]

On Wed, Aug 05, 2020 at 10:32:39AM +1000, [email protected] wrote:
> I don't really see the utility of this thread, since these are just circular
> arguments based primarily on opinion, and no one is going to convince
> someone else that their opinion is wrong.
> 
> That said, I'll just point out one thing about the earlier comment "How many
> platforms can survive 30 years.  Mod_Perl/Apache."
> 
> Mod_perl is 24 years old (http://perl.apache.org/about/history.html), Apache
> httpd is 25 years old (https://httpd.apache.org/ABOUT_APACHE.html), and Perl
> is roughly 32 years old (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl). 
> 
> At this point, no Mod_Perl/Apache platforms has survived 30 years. I have 1
> Mod_Perl/Apache platform left and it is about 9 years old, and its lifespan
> is currently based on inertia. 

When one reads replies like this you tend to just /dev/null to sender
and shrug your shoulders.

Thanks for working out the exact math for us.  Your points are
excellent.