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Re: The future of gitweb - part 2: JavaScript

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 16, 2011, 22:33 UTC
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Jakub Narebski wrote:
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> Gitweb is written in Perl.  This language is good for prototyping, for
> fast development, and for easy writing of a web app.  Gitweb works on
> porcelain level - it is an user interface (a web one).
> 
> C is good for performance.  git-http-backend is only an example
> implementation.  The "smart" HTTP protocol works on porcelain level.
                                                      ^^^^^^^^^
I meant plumbing here.
-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland
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