[Catalyst] App design questions

[Marcello]

David Storrs ha scritto:
> 
> On Aug 17, 2005, at 9:42 AM, Marcello wrote:
> 
>> Simon Miner ha scritto:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>  When writing a web site using Catalyst, is it better to use one  big 
>>> application with many controllers, or several smaller  applications 
>>> with fewer controllers in which each app is broken  down by function 
>>> (i.e. order, search, etc.)?  In the scenario I am  considering, the 
>>> site functions are somewhat distinct, but the  underlying models are 
>>> shared between them.  What are the pros and  cons of each approach?
>>>
>>
>> Well, since the "models" are shared, I would say the natural  approach 
>> is one model (i.e. one database and an ORM package)  and  several 
>> controllers, each of which deals with a particular set of  related 
>> functions.
> 
> 
> I think he's saying that the framework models (the Cat::M::<name>  
> modules) are shared, whereas you are saying that the pattern Model  (the 
> 'M' in MVC) is shared.
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong, either of you.

Since the OP wrote "writing a web site" I assumed he was referring to *a 
single website*, that's why I did not understand what that "several 
smaller applications" was about.
After reading your reply and Alexander's, and re-reading the OP, I'm not 
entirely shure I fully understand it :-)
He talks about "site functions" and "underlying models", so maybe he was 
referring to a "web site" as a "hosting location" where you have 
multiple websites sharing common functional modules (I would call them 
catalyst plugins... ) and probably some of the database structure.

At this point I think the OP should clarify...

Marcello

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