[Catalyst] Framework Confusion: Catalyst, Jifty, Woodstock (Mojo)? 'Sup?

[Matt S Trout]

Hugh Lampert wrote:
> Experts:  Why is Catalyst a qw/better more-robust more-enduring 
> better-Rails-Killer easier-to-use/  framework than Jifty or 
> (Woodstock|Mojo)?
> 
> Seeing these other frameworks mentioned online - just curious.

Catalyst is designed to be flexible, extensible and basically let you do 
things whatever way your app needs. It's not designed to be a Rails killer. 
Rails is a toy. We go where Rails apps fear to tread (like, say, multi-column 
primary keys, full-stack utf8 support and integrating with SVN, LDAP and all 
manner of other models).

Jifty is substantially focused on new database-backed web applications and 
provides One True Way to do everything (and nice integration of said true 
ways) and Rails-like declarative syntax.

Mojo is vapourware, and I fully expect it to be released shortly after Duke 
Nukem Forever for Vista ships.

-- 
      Matt S Trout       Offering custom development, consultancy and support
   Technical Director    contracts for Catalyst, DBIx::Class and BAST. Contact
Shadowcat Systems Ltd.  mst (at) shadowcatsystems.co.uk for more information

+ Help us build a better perl ORM: http://dbix-class.shadowcatsystems.co.uk/ +