What are CGI scripts used for these days?

Question

I\'m pretty well up to speed on general web programming languages, but one of the tools I\'m working with right now is in CGI. All I can tell is that CGI scripts are quite slow.

Answer 1

I know of 2 projects that are being actively being developed that still use CGI scripts to good effect.

The first is Webmin a web-based system administration tool that I've been using for years.

The second is GitWeb which allows you to setup a web interface to your Git repositories.

As to the speed of CGI (or lack thereof) I can't really comment on that. From my experience with Webmin I can't say I've had any issues on that front.