[aklug] Re: Drupal :: the real linux test

On 10/12/12 10:08 AM, Arthur Corliss wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012, Marc Grober wrote:
>
>> Drupal largely provides templates and a gui for the db's manipulation
>> and it presents a display that is assembled on request based on the
>> templates and db routines. In a very real sense that is historic unix
>> behavior and I built perl based web apps in much the same manner almost
>> 20 years ago. Perhaps the reason you did not get an answer is because
>> the purpose of using drupal is to take advantage of the tools that
>> Drupal is.
>
> Uh, that's distinctly *not* UNIX, that's Windows. One tool that does
> everything, but questionably well in one or more circumstances. UNIX's
> philosophy is based on the concept that tools are small and effective. Do
> one thing, but do it very, very well. It's the box of legos versus the
> monolothic application.
>
> As Tim mentions, he has a considerable investment in his own tools, he
> shouldn't be forced to abandon them just to use a new tool, and the UNIX
> way would never demand that.

I think you mistake what I am saying. The essentials in drupal are all
flat files that are used to manipulate a database. Drupal is a
collection of scripts. This is very much unix. The files employed are
easily manipulated to produce a result that is arguably greater than the
energy employed to produce it. There are entire backup and restore
packages built on basic unix utilities and some perl goue; are you
saying that these are un-unixlike? I can write a web server in
expect.... why would I if I have a better tool. I can call a perl
script from a Drupal script, but if the php does it just as well, why
bother. And if the php is not to your liking, then don;t invest in a set
of php scripts, lol.

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