Re: C versus other languages, round 538 or so (Re: CGI scripts in sh)

[Jonathan James <Jonathan () SECURITO SE>]

> Have you ever worked on a sizable program?  Especially a CGI script, or
> system thereof?  If I want a program that executes wrinkle free, I'll
> write it in Standard ML and execute it on of those little byte compiler
> systems for it.  If, in addition, I need for others to be able to read
> it or maintain it, I'll write it in Java (the ussual case).
Yes I have. I once developed a remote administration kit for a company which
was supposed to be run from the web. I started writing it in perl but soon
discovered that perl had a lot of limitations and ran quite slow compared to
C.
I then started developing my CGI's in C which gave me speed, power and
comfort.

I admit that there are situations where it's perhaps more time effective and
simple to develop a CGI script in perl. But I still trust and like the C-way
better.

Regards
Jonathan
http://www.securito.se