At 11:00 AM 29-08-01 +1000, you wrote:

> >
> > * IBPerl is not currently being actively developed AFAIK and right now
> > www.karwin.com is not even accessible.
>
>Perhaps Bill is currently busy with other things, but he has recently,
>with help from others, I believe, improved the Windows support
>situation (now works with ActivePerl, for instance). I'm sure there
>would be plenty around who would be willing to take up the IBPerl
>torch if Bill were no longer in a position to do so.

Bill is in the process of changing ISPs - hence the unavailability of his web site. I'll let him know of the problem and perhaps he might be able to give us an alternative URL. Failing that, I have the beta 0.8 downloads at IB2K and could reinstate our mirror page...

Regards,
Helen

> >
> > * We have been using DBD::Interbase and it has been picking up steam (in
> > terms of development activity) consistently over the last 12 months. We have
> > found it to be stable for our needs. It is being used in a browser
> > accessible client information system for non government aid organisation, so
> > is in use in a mission critical application.
> >
> > * Doing Database development via DBI::DBD is "The Perl Way" and despite the
>
>IBPerl is also "The Perl Way" if you want the most out of InterBase,
>and aren't too concerned with using any old random database backend.
>
>
> > fact that "there is more than one way to do it" (TIMTOWTDI), using DBD
> > allows for easier porting to other databases and easier access to other Perl
> > developers who are already familiar with the DBI way. The DBI has books and
> > reams of on line information dedicated to it. Tim Bunce the author of DBI
> > has been actively working on, thinking and writing about DBI for some years
> > now and receives input from many talented individuals towards the design and
> > implementation of DBI.
> >
> > * Perl 6 (not 5.6) is currently being designed from the ground up. While it
> > is a couple of years away from being used in a stable application, it is
> > slated to include native database access. Guess what the most likely
> > contender for that framework is.
>
>IBPerl will, with any necessary changes, work fine in Perl 6, just as
>it now does in Perl 5.
>
>David Trudgett
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