[guy at sirius-cybernetics-corporation.com: IPMT specen.]

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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