OK, I am relitively new to scripting with PERL and I
am extremely new to web development with PERL and the
modules or frameworks. So what I am trying to do is
give you a new persons perspective.
I like CGI::Application so far, but it does sound bad,
it sounds old. Anyone who hears CGI says why not PHP,
why not JAVA, why not... my answer: because I dont
want to learn another language to get the same thing
accomplished.
After browsing the internet for a while looking for a
way to use perl to make a web application with
username/password authentication, protected areas and
the whole deal, I couldnt really determine which frame
work to go with so I chose CGI::Application because it
seemed a little more simple and I could add modules as
needed.
I am still not sure what differences there are between
catalyst and cgi::application, however I have read
that people progress from CGI -> cgi::application ->
cgi::application with cgi::session -> catalyst (for
the full framework)
My suggestion would be to rename this to
Web::Application and "market" it as a framework. Also
explain what seperates it from the others in the
intro.
Hope I didnt step on anyones toes as I have got great
support from this mailing list with my newbie
questions... just thought I would add some insight
where possible.
Chico
--- Dan Horne <dan.horne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Michael Peters
> >
> > While I agree that having a nice name is good for
> a framework, I'm
> > doubtful
> > about using it as the name of a perl module. C::A
> isn't really a framework
> > in
> > the sense that Maypole, Catalyst, Jifty, C::A::F,
> etc are.
> >
>
> Hi Michael
>
> But isn't C::A more than just a module? It's even
> compared to Catalyst on
> the wiki:
>
>
http://cgiapp.erlbaum.net/cgi-bin/cgi-app/index.cgi?CatalystCompared
>
> Although, as it comes, it may not be as big as
> Catalyst but it extends via
> plugins just as Catalyst does. We can use whatever
> templating solution we
> wish, and any ORM if we desire. I don't see C::A
> being too far behind the
> higher profile alternatives.
>
> A question on this thread basically asked if C::A is
> to help us get our job
> done, or whether it is designed to compete with
> Catalyst, Ruby on Rails et
> al. Well, I use C::A for myself - i.e. to get the
> job done, and I prefer
> using it more than any other web dev
> tool/framework/module (or however you
> want to classify it).
>
> But as a freelancer, I also have to win the job I
> want to get done. First, I
> have fess up to using Perl - which is often seen as
> Web .01 by the customer.
> Then I say I use CGI::Appication, and "CGI" has a
> bad ring to many
> customers' ears, as people have noted. If I can
> start chucking in words like
> MVC, Ajax, ORM etc and throw out words like CGI,
> then my coding job won't
> change, but my sales job will be a lot easier!
>
> Dan
>
>
>
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