Catalyst is a web framework for Perl that allows developers to build dynamic web applications in a modular, reusable way. It utilizes common Perl techniques like Moose, DBIx::Class and Template Toolkit to handle tasks like object modeling, database access and view rendering. Catalyst applications can be built in a model-view-controller style to separate application logic, data access and presentation layers. This framework provides a standard way to write reusable code and build web UIs for tasks like system administration and automation.

1. Practical Catalyst An Introduction to a cutting edge Web Framework

2. In the beginning there was HTML <a href=”http://www.cnn.com”>CNN</a> And it was good. But it didn't change..

3. HTML was a response to the “ Tower of Babel” problem. Computers had trouble talking in ways that were independent of the operating systems and applications on which they were based. HTML and browsers were a way around that.

4. CGI – dynamic HTML With forms and content that users could interact with, the tools were built to give us things like ecommerce, web mail, etc.

5. Progression of Perl Web Technique Writing HTML directly.

6. Leonard Stein's CGI.pm

7. Templating systems

8. The MVC Pattern and Frameworks CGI::Application

9. Jifty

10. Catalyst

11. Overall Trends Encapsulation of function.

12. Separation of function.

13. Let computers do more.

14. Let programmers do more with less.

15. HTML techniques <P>text, followed by tidy Tidy can also convert formats Html -> xhtml

16. Html -> xml Demoroniser Clean up Microsoft-only text elements. Replacing tables as format elements with css CSS – The Hidden Manual

17. The “A List Apart” web site.

18. Catalyst Catalyst is a web framework. Derived from the Maypole framework. Things Catalyst is not: Catalyst is not lightweight There is a substantial software stack with Cat Catalyst does not boot quickly Optimized for persistent environments Catalyst does not force you to program in any specific way.

19. Catalyst uses what's available Configuration - YAML and/or Config::General

20. Environment – Module::Starter

21. Test Harness - Test::More

22. Class Mgmt/Business Logic – Moose

23. ORM – DBIx::Class

24. Views – Templates, JSON, Email

25. Plugins to Attach Functionality

26. NonCatalyst Code -> Catalyst::Model::Adapter

27. Learning Catalyst There are good books and bad books Even the bad books will teach you something.

28. None of the books are really for beginners. Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial You're not going to understand it; just do it. #catalyst on IRC

29. Catalyst mailing list.

30. Perl Monks

31. Installing Catalyst Apt-Get Linux distros – (Ubuntu, Debian, Knoppix) - just install it as the distro docs recommend.

32. Fedora – It's in the repository (older than apt-get)

33. “Definitive Guide to Catalyst” recommends vendor Perl plus local::lib plus per user CPAN install.

34. Or, install modern Perl in an alternate location and use alternate CPAN tree.