# Written in Fast, Compiled C Code

It's time for programming trivia! Question number one: which runs faster (assuming all else equal), a program written in C or a program written in PERL? If you said C, you are correct. If you said "huh???" you are like the rest of us. While it may seem insignificant, rest assured that ShopSite is written almost entirely in efficient compiled C code. This makes it faster, which means your customers aren't stuck waiting. Now go impress all your friends at a cocktail party with that one.