http://simonwillison.net/2007-12-03T09:43:36+00:00Simon Willison2007-12-03T09:43:36+00:002007-12-03T09:43:36+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Dec/3/perl/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://iamseb.com/seb/2007/12/perl-on-rails-why-the-bbc-fails-at-the-internet/">Perl on Rails - Why the BBC Fails at the Internet</a></strong></p> Depressing explanation of how the BBC’s decision to outsource its technical infrastructure to Siemens has resulted in severe technology limitations, including the need for everything to run on Perl 5.6 (5.8 came out in 2002). <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/bbc">bbc</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/perl">perl</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/siemens">siemens</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/technology">technology</a></p>