[cgiapp] Future of the wiki

[P Kishor]

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Lyle <webmaster at cosmicperl.com> wrote:
> Mark Fuller wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Paul Miller <listmail at voltar-confed.org> wrote:
>>
>>>  If the website for it doesn't have some
>>> kind of demo and in fact uses mostly PHP code, what good is the lib.
>>>
>>
>> I understand your point and it has some validity. But, that's not what
>> Lyle said, and I was addressing. He said he "loathes Perl sites using
>> PHP." That's significantly broader than a library site (for web
>> development) using PHP.
>>
>
> Look at www.yabbforum.com, it's a Perl forum script, but it's site is in
> php. I've contacted them about this before, to be told I wasn't the
> first to bring it up. Based on the fact that most people wouldn't even
> bother to contact, I think it's probably putting a lot of people off.
> Yes php is currently more popular than Perl, people actively choosing
> Perl alternatives likely do so because they don't want to use php or
> asp. Having this Perl alternative run php on it's site simply wouldn't
> give the right message.
>
>> However, the dilemma is much the same. A goal to showcase C::A will be
>> detrimental to the goals David enumerated at the beginning of this
>> topic. There's no way you can realistically create a wiki with the
>> features that mediaWiki has. Nor a forum with the features of phpbb
>> (if you want to capitalize on the attributes of discussion
>> participants to reduce wiki spam.). The fewer the features (and
>> community), the fewer people participating as moderators, less robust
>> anti-spam techniques, etc.
>>
>
> Why would the cgi-app site need to use all the features of MediaWiki?

Precisely. By having a chance to create something from scratch, it can
be built to be lean and spare, with all that is required and nothing
that isn't. MediaWiki has a different audience, different needs. I
love minimalist design, and that is why I really like pagetext.org
that uses WikiCreole.

CGI::App::Plugin::Wiki should really be just that... a plugin with a
very minimal templating system allowing one to use as little or
customize as much as needed.


> It's a small site and small community. We don't need lots of anti-spam
> features, just a good one that works. MojoMojo isn't feature rich, but
> serves the Catalyst site well.
>
>> I agree that it would be more consistent to have a wiki (and forum)
>> written with C::A. But, Lyle said he'd settle for just Perl. So, we've
>> already established a level of pragmatism.
>>
>
> I'm a Perl advocate and I don't hide it :D
>
>> Personally, I don't think it undermines C::A's credibility that
>> there's not a widespread wiki or forum written in it. Not using the
>> best tools just because it would admit reality (that the best tools
>> aren't written using C::A) shouldn't be threatening. It's just
>> reality. The question, to me, is whether to use the best tools for the
>> job (wiki, forum, etc.).
>>
>
> MojoMojo isn't widespread, but it is a Catalyst Wiki, used on the
> Catalyst site.
>
>
> Lyle
>
>


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Puneet Kishor