Re: Lisp and Web Programming



> You don't want to use CGI at .. trust me : .. CGI is a hack at best.
>

CGI is de facto standard bridge between a web server and an
application. mod_lisp is a hack -- it is a C program grafted into one
particular implementation. FastCGI is slightly better than mod_lisp but
only exists because writing a fast cGI bridge requires C programming
anyway; unless the bridge is written in LISP.

CGI implemented in Common Lisp is an excellent solution: it eliminates
to patch a fix the web server, is written in good language, and runs
faster than a C program doing the same job. And then, when you need
state, you can connect to a persistent program from within the bridge.

David Tolpin

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