Do you guys think perl is suitable to write client/server software or should I be looking elsewhere?

I am being asked to help develop software for data collection for a telephone interviewing. It would require feeding the script to the stations, managing a MySQL sample database and prioritizing the calling que, and several other production oriented details.

I know it can be done in Perl, but I am wondering if it is the best language for the task. Currently Perl is the language I am most versed in, but the other people in the company are leaning towards doing the project in VB.Net.

However because of the proprietary nature of doing anything M$, I am really hesitant to condone VB.Anything. Does anyone know of any other similar applications that have been done in Perl?

Oh and one last thing, they also want to run the stations in Win98. This is currently a M$ shop, which I hope to change, but will not happen over night. So it would have to be done with ActiveState Perl. Just something else to consider for any response.

Thanks. JKE

2006-04-04 Retitled by planetscape, as per Monastery guidelines
Original title: 'Is Perl right for me?'

In reply to Any survey instruments in Perl? by loomis53

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