Abstract
This paper lays out the research agenda of the Thorn project, a collaboration between IBM Research and Purdue University with the goal of exploring how to incrementally transition rapid prototypes into robust programs. The project is in its early stages and we have more questions than answers. Out of 518 enterprises, 11% reported using server scripting languages, which was higher than C/C++. - The Forrester Wave: Dynamic Programming Languages Any doubt that a Perl-based application would be robust enough to handle a large, mission-critical, financial-batch system has been dispelled by Pluto's performance with the Swedish national pension since its launch in the fall of 2000. More than 5 million customers take part⋯ accounts exceed 6 billion dollars. Copyright © 2009 ACM.