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On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Johan Vromans <jvromans@squirrel.nl> wrote: > Aristotle Pagaltzis <pagaltzis@gmx.de> writes: > > > • CGI is not the same as CGI.pm. You don’t have to be using CGI.pm if > > you are doing CGI – many of us have done it with nothing in the past, > > or you can use something else than CGI.pm to do CGI. > > Yes. > > > • CGI is not the only deployment option and indeed if you are running > > a web app rather than adding a guestbook or some such into a mostly > > static web site, then it’s certainly not the best one. But it remains > > *a* deployment option that can sometimes be easier than others. > > Yes. > > > In both of these senses, Plack has you covered. > > Plack is an excellent framework for writing web applications. But if you > want something quick and easy (your guestbook suggestion is a good > example) it's overkill. > > >> If I'd want a trivial web app that shows me yesterday's SinFest comic, > >> I'd use CGI.pm and 10-20 lines of Perl code. It would work on every > >> web host that has Perl. What would be your approach? > > > > You can write a script using Plack that you can then deploy as a CGI – > > as one among any number of deployment options. > > My 10-20 lines of Perl code will work on every web host that has Perl. > > Your Plack solution requires install of a huge collection of modules, > including a lot of XS modules. The last time I tried to install Plack > and Task::Plack (Fedora 17, with pristine 5.16.3) it bailed out after > having installed some 90 modules. > > I'm sure I could make it going, but this does not classify as a > something quick and easy. > > > It’s all so, so, so much better and cleaner and saner than CGI.pm ever > > could be. Why would we be so cruel as to foist that relic on any > > newbie? > > Because it works? > > Remember, we all program Perl but occasionally a simple shell script > will do the job. > > -- Johan > I could also be done it with 10~20 lines with mojolicious::lite. So I think, The point is not about how short the script to write or how easy the script is to deploy. The point is CGI.pm is just a module for CGI. I want to choose the module I prefer when I need program in some spcail area other than someone put it into core. In history, perl is used for CGI. but nowadays, it is a gernearl language. So I hope to see it ship with modules for gerneal purpose, not just web. Best Regards, AndyThread Previous | Thread Next