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Re:Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still b... by LeoPanthera on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @01:34AM (#13316142)
It runs as a cgi, and uses files on disk instead of a database.
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Re:Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still b... by athenot on Wednesday January 04, 2017 @08:12AM (#13317942)
This is how many web apps in 1999 ran. As long as you treat your inputs carefully and properly handle file locking, there's nothing inherently bad about that approach.
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