Server Languages: CGI and Java Servlets

CGI is a language I’ve used quite infrequently. Rarely was there a time that I could justify delving into the depths of CGI. Frankly, the only solution I’ve ever developed with CGI was while developing a custom web based file up loader in PHP. I needed CGI to help make a rudimentary progress bar. I’m certain many others could have done far better and it was rough, but it worked.

Regarding servlets; I’ve never written anything using this technology. I’m confident I could, but I’ve never seen the value, nor had a request to develop anything with this methodology.