What are some unusual languages you have used for a CGI application?

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What are some unusual languages you have used for a CGI application?

I'm sure we (I'm referring to web developers) have at one time or another used a web scripting language like php, perl, python, or asp.

But, we know you can also write cgi applications in languages like C.

So, has anyone used an unusual language for writting CGI applications? By unusual, I mean a language that is not generally known for writing CGI apps with. Please make sure your answers are about languages you have actually used to write CGI apps - although bizzare languages may be mentioned for humorous effect.

Edit - to make this more educational, please include links to the languages you reference. - unless it's a common language, like pascal.

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RPG, running off Apache on a AS/400.

Danny T. 2010-01-25 19:38:30

weird, but I bet you had zero downtime :)

gbjbaanb 2010-01-25 19:43:29

For those who don't know what RPG is, I added a link.

George Edison 2010-01-25 19:52:20

Only because you didn't have APL, right?

Wayne Conrad 2010-01-25 21:48:44

Sorry, I don't know what APL is.

Danny T. 2010-01-25 23:12:19

APL is the only language I could think of that's less likely to be used for CGI than RPG. Here's some APL code for you: x[⍋x←6?40]. APL has been described as a "write-only language."

Wayne Conrad 2010-01-25 23:53:29

That;s uber geeky...what columns did you have to use for the RPG code - any code available?

tommieb75 2010-01-26 20:06:25

That's "standard" RPG code, but it uses the CGIDEV2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cgidev2) dev toolkit to process query strings and produce HTML code.

Danny T. 2010-01-26 21:08:35

+1 A:

What no one has used x86 assembly for their CGI?

Earlz 2010-01-25 19:51:07

+1 A:

I wrote one in Ada once, but I don't consider Ada to be all that unusual.

As a matter of fact, Ada by default is immune to many of the standard buffer overflow exploits, so it is a pretty good choice of language if you want your CGI "script" to be secure.

T.E.D. 2010-01-25 20:16:51

Buffer overflows aren't the only concern :)

Geo 2010-01-26 20:04:55

+1 A:

Matlab. Which is pretty strange. Emacs Lisp, which is perhaps stranger. But I think the best strange one was a dashboard for an embedded gadget written in Bash.

Andrew McGregor 2010-01-25 23:54:29

+1 A:

I routinely use Haskell, and like it.

The strangest I have used is probably Ansi M.

Shaun 2010-01-26 20:03:04

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