[Catalyst] RFC: The paradox of choice in web development

[Stuart Watt]

A feeling of deja vu has grown. I used to be a Lisp developer, and =

remember a conference presentation by Richard Gabriel about the =

difference between languages emphasizing internal correctness and =

consistency, compared to those emphasizing  something that works and =

integrates well. Since then, I found that Perl gave me all the bits I =

liked in Lisp (e.g., hashes, symbolic processing, higher-order functions =

and even closures) but also gave me access to the system (I gave up Lisp =

when I ended up having to build my own web server from socket functions =

up).

There are some nice follow-ups to this at: =

http://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html. Anyway, maybe this is a =

helpful tool in thinking through the issues for web frameworks. =

Certainly, PHP scores on getting 50% of functionality out there easily. =

Even if extending and maintaining it is a total pain. Although the =

message I'd take is that platforms are in an ecology rather than =

straight competition. i.e., why not just build outstanding Catalyst apps =

when it's the right tool for the job.

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Stuart Watt
ARM Product Developer
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