Re: :) What you can't do in java you can do in perl

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:53:50 -0600, Orr, Steve <sorr_at_rightnow.com> wrote:
> Avoid CGI if performance is an issue. You can get some really good
> performance with mod_python (or mod_perl). I did a benchmark test with
> mod_python with connection pooling where I could re-use parsed SQL with
> bind variables and I got an orders of magnitude boost in performance.
>

I've been tempted to try Python, but have had no compelling reason.

If there was anything to compete with Tim Bunce's DBI and DBD::Oracle modules, I would give it a try. But there isn't. DBI is the best open source database interface available.

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Jared Still
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