Re: [cobalt-developers] How do TCL works?

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On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Brian Curtis wrote:

> I have run mod_dtcl on an Apache/Linux combination w/o any problems what so
> ever.  I also found Tcl to execute quite a bit faster (2-3 times on average)
> than Perl/CGI scripts.  Plus it's a fairly easy scripting language to learn,
> especially over something like Perl or C.  If you come from a Unix/Linux
> background, you will most likely know about Tcl/Tk.  As with Perl and C, you
> can take Tcl/Tk with you as a valuable tool if you go into *nix systems
> administration.

Just an FYI, with mod_perl (or even traditional Perl CGI run with the Apache
PerlRun module in mod_perl) the performance is much more than you can get with
any other solutions short of sticking with C and Apache DSOs.  Even with the
availability of mod_php, etc., we've found that while others were a bit quicker
for simple operations, the greater the complexity of the application, the
slower they get.  mod_perl is much more scalable in that sense.

I would also put forth that Perl is quite easy to learn, and the best place to
start is O'Reilly's _Learning_Perl_, which will have you productively using
that knowledge within hours.  I don't necessarily recommend it as a first
language, but it is rather trivial to learn the basics (which is 80% of common
CGI).

;-)  And not to be a snob, but *no* environment comes close to the all-around
utility and flexibility of Perl, especially for *nix administration.  When you
look at the plethora of modules available on CPAN, being productive and
flexible with any platform is as simple as playing with Legos.  There's rarely
a need to reinvent the wheel in our community.

For more information, or just some lively debates, look up your local Perl
Mongers group (http://www.pm.org).

	--Arthur Corliss
	  Programmer/Administrator
	  Gallant Technologies (http://www.gallanttech.com/)