I feel you, man. The company that I work for has become die-hard determined to use the SilverStream Java application server platform for all of its Intranet/Internet projects (after sinking millions into licensing, training, and infrastructure first, and testing later).

All of our Intranet and Internet applications run slower than molasses in January now. The development time on a project stretches on for months beyond initial deadlines because, with every new application, there are tons of unforseen hitches and glitches that have to be ironed out by the vendor, our Unix admins, or the harried programming staff.

This causes obvious problems, but also provides a few benefits for me. I'm lucky enough to be allowed to use Perl for most everything that I do (it's a long story as to how I got around the SilverStream mandate). This makes me look like a superhero to the higher-ups, because I can take on a project (by myself), code up a working prototype in a relatively short while, and be done with all coding/testing/documentation in a fraction of the time that it takes for the same thing to happen in SilverStream. I'm not even that great of a Perl programmer (though my quest for learning continues).

I used to be alone in my Perl quest, but I'm converting a number of our other programmers to The Truth. The sad fact, though, is that SilverStream will not go away anytime soon. But I'm trying my damnedest to shove Perl and its many splendored ways down our PHB's throat!

: )

  higle

In reply to Re: Perl falls victim to shifting trends by higle
in thread Perl falls victim to shifting trends by vladb

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