:Application

[Charles K. Clarkson]

NYIMI Jose (BMB) <Jose.NYIMI@proximus.net> wrote:
:
: I'm wondering why the CGI::Application module is not
: so popular in Perl's world like it is the case for
: Struts in Java's world.
: To me, there are both very similar due to the fact
: that they are serving the same cause : "framework to
: build reusable web applications".
:
: Is that related to TMTOWTDI slogan of Perl ? :)

Perhaps. But the mailing list for C::A is popular.
I have about a thousand messages archived since last
year. Maybe it is just that casual programmers are
less likely to program in Java. And IMO C::A appeals to
serious programmers. I used perl for more than a year
as a utility. I didn't do any multiple screen apps until
just recently. C::A is also OO and that is a turn off
for many.


HTH,

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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:33:19 -0500, "Charles K. Clarkson" <cclarkson@htcomp.net> wrote:

> NYIMI Jose (BMB) <Jose.NYIMI@proximus.net> wrote:
> :
> : I'm wondering why the CGI::Application module is not
> : so popular in Perl's world like it is the case for
> : Struts in Java's world.
> : To me, there are both very similar due to the fact
> : that they are serving the same cause : "framework to
> : build reusable web applications".
> :
> : Is that related to TMTOWTDI slogan of Perl ? :)
>
> Perhaps. But the mailing list for C::A is popular.
> I have about a thousand messages archived since last
> year. Maybe it is just that casual programmers are
> less likely to program in Java. And IMO C::A appeals to
> serious programmers. I used perl for more than a year
> as a utility. I didn't do any multiple screen apps until
> just recently. C::A is also OO and that is a turn off
> for many.
>

The ironic part to me is that I think C::A applies to the middle of the road. It is overly complex to do something simple (or at least has enough of a learning curve to avoid it for simple things), but a "serious" programmer might feel restricted by the manner in which it handles things, in other words, they are more likely to grow their own object/framework, as I recently have re-written a framework I had previously developed, moved from functional Perl 4 to OOP, but didn't start with C::A as a basis, though mine works in a similar manner. On top of that, right now I don't know that there is a large middle market, where one needs a decent starting framework to build on, but isn't willing to grow their own, or is at the beginner stage where the goals don't warrant the learning curve for a couple of dynamic pages or a form that just sends a message.

I think this market will grow, and from looking at the docs it appears C::A has matured substantially since I last visited it, so I am not against its' usage or promoting it, just throwing my two cents in the pot as to why there hasn't been more uptake...

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