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+# Modern Web Development with Perl
+
+Thanks for signing up to my workshop on web development with Perl.
+
+In three and a half hours, I hope to persuade you that Modern Perl
+bears no relation to the language that you stopped using to write
+horrible CGI programs fifteen years ago and that it is well worth
+taking a look at when you are deciding which web technology to use.
+
+We'll do that by writing a simple web application using modern Perl
+tools. Obviously in three hours we won't be able to create the next
+social media sensation, but we should have time to touch on many
+useful parts of the modern Perl web development toolkit.
+
+In order to do that, you'll need to bring some equipment. Here's a list:
+
+* A laptop. It would be great if you could have a Unix-like operating
+system installed (Linux or OSX). The examples **should** all work on
+Windows, but I can't guarantee it. If you have a Windows laptop, then
+a good workaround is to install something like VirtualBox and set-up
+a Linux VM.
+
+On your laptop. you'll need a version of Perl. One advantage of the
+Unix-like operating systems, is that they will almost certainly come
+with Perl installed. If you're running the examples on Windows, then
+I recommend Strawberry Perl.
+
+Your version of Perl should be as recent as possible. The most recent
+version is currently is 5.22.1, but anything from 5.10 onwards should
+work. If you want to install a more recent version of Perl than you
+get with your OS, I recommend `perlbrew`.