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Perrin Harkins
Engineer, We Also Walk Dogs

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Perrin is a developer for We Also Walk Dogs, where he builds Web applications for groups like MoveOn.org, Credo Mobile, and the ONE Campaign. His prior experience includes large web-based businesses like eToys.com and CitySearch.com. He has published articles on perl.com and contributed to several books about web development. He is a frequent participant in open source projects, and a member of the Apache Software Foundation.

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5:20pm Wednesday, 07/22/2009

Choosing a Web Architecture for Perl

Perl, Web Applications
Location: Meeting Room J2

Perrin Harkins (We Also Walk Dogs)

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In the past few years, many new web proxy servers have come onto the scene with new performance promises and features. At the same time, FastCGI has become more widely used, giving people a possible alternative to mod_perl. This talk will help you choose the right architecture for you by presenting a useful set of benchmarks and a comparison of strong points and key features. Read more.

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Perrin Harkins Engineer, We Also Walk Dogs