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When you use mod_perl or FastCGI, Perl's memory footprint is also quite large. Perl has other advantages, but I don't think it's a clear winner over Java in terms of memory usage.
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Re^6: Company considers recoding Java app in Perl
by willyyam (Priest) on Aug 15, 2005 at 12:41 UTC

    I think the issue is space-on-disk, not RAM.

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      I can't believe anyone would port their software due to space on disk when hundreds of GBs can be purchased for a few hundred dollars.
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        My understanding of the original article is that they produce ebook software for handhelds - and space-on-disk is a significant issue in that application, and likely to remain so for some time.

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