Tag: web

Please Don’t Use CGI.pm

Put CGI.pm in the Bin

Earlier this week, the Perl magazine site, perl.com, published an article about writing web applications using CGI.pm. That seemed like a bizarre choice to me, but I’ve decided to use it as an excuse to write an article explaining why I think that’s a really bad idea. It’s important to start by getting some definitions… Continue reading Please Don’t Use CGI.pm

Line of Succession

I’m a republican. No… wait… come back! That’s not what I mean. I’m a long way from being a supporter of the Republican Party. I mean “republican” in its older meaning of “someone who thinks their country should be a republic. That is to say, I’m not a big fan of the British royal family.… Continue reading Line of Succession

Intended Audience

I thought I’d pretty much finished blogging about my upcoming Modern Web Development with Perl and Dancer training course. But a couple of days ago I saw a tweet that reminded me about an aspect that I’d completely forgotten. could you give a few details about the intended audience? Perl level? Familiarity with x? Etc?… Continue reading Intended Audience

Modern Web Development with Perl and Dancer2

Here are some more details of the Modern Web Development with Perl and Dancer2 course that I’ll be running in Cluj-Napoca on the day before YAPC Europe. The course runs a full day (that’s six hours – in four 90-minute sessions with breaks in between). It’s a hands-on course – you’ll need to bring a laptop… Continue reading Modern Web Development with Perl and Dancer2

Easy PSGI

When I write replies to questions on StackOverflow and places like that recommending that people abandon CGI programs in favour of something that uses PSGI, I often get some push-back from people claiming that PSGI makes things far too complicated. I don’t believe that’s true. But I think I know why they say it. I… Continue reading Easy PSGI