Back story: Our previous project in Java failed. We have 2 Perl developers who know Perl. I am the Software Manager. We are not fond of Java since it has dozens of frameworks and is too bulky.

I am doing my research on Perl. The 2 Perl developers CAN teach Perl to our Java devs. But I need some independent information. That is what I am doing here.

Some more questions I have:

(a.) Another thing I have been reading in some sites is that Perl is "slow" compared to Java?? What is the truth behind this?

(b.) Can you create web-services in Perl?

(c.) Can Perl communicate with an Oracle DB? We use Oracle 11g and 12c as our DB.

(d.) Can Perl create a daemon that runs on the background, monitors a directory and FTP files that are dropped to the directory? We need to create an app like this.

(e.) Is it possible to create a Windows or Web applications that can have an icon in the Windows System Tray. We click the icon and the application will open.

(f.) Is Perl free and Open source?

(g.) How many "frameworks" does Perl have?

In reply to Re^2: Can Perl do anything Java can do? by MikeBraga
in thread Can Perl do anything Java can do? by MikeBraga

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