|  | Posted by Andy Dingley on 08/28/05 00:29 
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 05:30:05 GMT, Joel Shepherd <joelshep@ix.netcom.com>wrote:
 
 >Right. So what sense does it make to say that "CGI is outdated", but
 >[insert computer language here] still has a chance?
 
 Because it is outdated
 
 I see your point about the odd conjunction of disconnected statements,
 but look at the OP. The question is "Is PHP obsolete" and I can't think
 of a single web programming _language_ that is of itself obsolete. There
 _could_ be such a thing, but I've not yet heard of PascalScript or
 mod_eiffel.
 
 CGI is a major component of some web scripting platforms. Perl was
 regularly written for it, and most CGI coding probably used it. Now
 CGI/Perl certainly is obsolete (use mod_perl instead). Now if your
 choice of scripting platform depends on CGI, then that's itself a reason
 for the platform to be regarded as obsolete - even if it's "CGI Java" or
 some such.
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