[Templates] frameworks using TT

[Todd W]

 From: "Tom Allison" <tallison@tacocat.net>


> Todd W wrote:
>>
>> From: "Tom Allison" <tallison@tacocat.net>
>>
>>>
>>> Second:  The website speaks of an Apache::Template for mod_perl but
>>> implies it's still 'expiremental'.  Considering that slashcode is
>>> written with this (I think) is this still true?
>>>
>>
>> Apache::Template works well and I'd bet many people have it in
>> production (I do), but be aware that it still leaves you much work to do
>> in terms of building your web app framework (Sessions, Auth, Model OO
>> Wrappers, Login/Logout, etc) as processing templates is only a part of
>> building out your app.
>>
>> My favorite frameworks are CGI::Application and Catalyst. If you are
>> curious as to why those frameworks, search CPAN for Catalyst::Plugin or
>> CGI::Application::Plugin and read the descriptions of the modules. After
>> figuring out how to leverage the plugins, the time between design and
>> business logic implementation of a typical web app averages out to a few
>> weeks or even a few days.
>>
>
> Doesn't Catalyst become kind of huge with all the dependencies?
>

Catalyst definitely isn't petite, but in practice it functions fine as a 
high performance web app server. Plus the features it offers are so enticing 
that its not a problem for me to build out the app and then go back in and 
refactor where needed.

CGI::Application, on the other hand, is very minimal. As an example, here is 
a link I wrote up to a self contained CGI::Application app that shows how to 
utilize the session plugin:

http://cgiapp.erlbaum.net/cgi-bin/cgi-app/index.cgi?CgiApplicationPluginSessionExample

Todd W.