Perl, DOM, Javascript and AJAX

ukndoit has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Does Perl interface with DOM, Ajax and Javascript like PHP does? My Business partner has been researching it and is saying that PHP is the way to go because of how it can use those programs to make so much more powerful applications, such as changing a page and so forth without the actual page having to be refreshed.

I have 0 expierience with those, except Javascript a few years ago, but my knowledge is probably outdated on Javascript.

Thank you very much Xav

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Re: Perl, DOM, Javascript and AJAX by edoc (Chaplain) on Sep 15, 2009 at 09:49 UTC
Yes, and no. Perl or PHP are used to generate the html which is sent to the browser. After that it's down to using Javascript for any updates to the content if you don't want to go back to the server. The DOM can be manipulated by Javascript to change the content on the page. AJAX is simply the use of Javascript to talk to the server to fetch or store data. cheers, J	[reply]
Re: Perl, DOM, Javascript and AJAX by marto (Cardinal) on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:17 UTC
In addition to the advice you've already been given, I use Perl and jQuery for DOM manipulation and AJAX. Martin	[reply]
Re^2: Perl, DOM, Javascript and AJAX by SilasTheMonk (Chaplain) on Sep 15, 2009 at 18:43 UTC
There is a comparison of javascript frameworks here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_JavaScript_frameworks . My personal favourite is yui because of the commitment to accessibility but I have to admit I did not go that much beyond the wiki page when making my decision.	[reply]
Re: Perl, DOM, Javascript and AJAX by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Sep 15, 2009 at 16:41 UTC
To elaborate on what was glossed already: PHP has no capacity greater than Perl's here. Perl probably has more support for JS as well and JSON::XS is the top of the heap (JSON is generally much more pleasant than XML with Ajax). To make your choice you should look at the available talent pool in your area / price-range probably and be warned there are plenty terrible programmers in both so check references and see that whomever you hire doesn't write disposable code; i.e., sites he/she has done live longer than a year or two without needing a rewrite.	[reply]
Re: Perl, DOM, Javascript and AJAX by Anonymous Monk on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:18 UTC
like PHP does? How is that?	[reply]