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Just wondering, what exactly is wrong with plain CGI?

• javadyan 15y ago
  I assume he's implying that CGI is slow.
• iso8859-1 15y ago
  With CGI, you do your own data persistence. It leads to gigantic blobs. Also, you spawn a process for each request. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/424839/what-were-the-main-disadvantages-of-cgi-bin-based-web-development http://stackoverflow.com/questions/424839/what-were-the-main... As I see it, it's the old low-level vs high-level discussion all over again. I'm sure you have seen it before. Low-level programmers argue that they have control and know how everything is working. High-level programmers argue security, problem isolation, modularity (i.e. not only using your own code!), readability, maintainability.