[thelist] Perl, PHP, Zope and CMS - are they only for programmers?

george donnelly list at zettai.net
Thu Oct 10 12:11:00 CDT 2002


I would say Perl and PHP are pretty much command-driven as you say. These,
like Python, C, etc, are programming languages, so you gotta know the
language to write it. That said, there are many packages out there written
in these languages that are pointy-clicky.

Zope is one of them and is my favorite. You can do a lot with Zope just
through the web-based interface and without having to know much in the way
of programming languages. PHP has Midgard which is similar, tho i don't know
it as well as well as smaller stuff like PostNuke, etc etc.

Don't give up on expanding your skills into this area. The road is long and
hard but keep pushing and things will start to make sense. :)

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> From: "James Odell" <jrodell at xsinet.co.za>
>
> But seriously, what I really want to know is whether Perl and the others are
> all command driven - do I have to type in commands for the programme to
> work - like DOS or does Perl resemble Windows where I click to get things
> done?
>
> Is there someone out there who has broken the camels back and is still alive
> to tell the tale? Or are these packages purely for programmers (don't worry
> I have a huge respect for you guys).




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