CGIs in C

I must be nuts. I really, really like C. I like pointers. I don’t just use them, I like them. And all that memory management stuff. It’s fun.

I like the control, I like being close to the metal.

So sometimes I think the Web development language I should use is C. No scripts, no Java. C.

And then I think: what would I write in C?

I’d start with a templating system, of course, to make development easier. Gotta have templates.

And then of course one wants the ability to embed macros in the templates.

And then I realize—nuts, I’ve just re-invented Frontier, Zope, and PHP. I’m back to writing scripts!

Luckily this all takes place in my mind and I haven’t wasted any time on writing code.

But, you know, I really like writing in C.