Yahoo Using FastCGI for Moveable Type

Yahoo recently introduced a new service to their Yahoo! Web Hosting. It’s the popular blogging package, Movable Type. One of the features listed for Movable Types is:

Speed - Use of FastCGI makes the Movable Type experience on Yahoo! Web hosting services the fastest on the web

With the speed of development of PHP, ASP, and other server side technology, it was interesting to see a company, the likes of Yahoo!, using FastCGI. Maybe this will spark other companies and developers to use FastCGI.