Re^5: Company considers recoding Java app in Perl

[perrin]

When you use mod_perl or FastCGI, Perl's memory footprint is also quite large. Perl has other advantages, but I don't think it's a clear winner over Java in terms of memory usage.

[willyyam]

I think the issue is space-on-disk, not RAM.

[perrin]

I can't believe anyone would port their software due to space on disk when hundreds of GBs can be purchased for a few hundred dollars.

[willyyam]

My understanding of the original article is that they produce ebook software for handhelds - and space-on-disk is a significant issue in that application, and likely to remain so for some time.