[Catalyst] RFC: The paradox of choice in web development

[Jonathan Rockway]

* On Wed, Feb 18 2009, Dermot wrote:
> Yes there is, at first glance, a lot of choice but is there. I would
> say TT and Mason are the only realistic choices (for HTML).

If by "realistic" you mean "unmaintainable for both designers and
developers", then yes, you've described Mason and TT.

The only qualities that Mason and TT have over other options is that
they have been around for a while.

> And ONE of the reasons why is because they have both been published
> and by the patron of Perl, O'Reilly. Unless your being published by
> O'Reilly (or Addison) your not hitting the right audience.

LOL.  Just so you know, O'Reilly recently fired pretty much everyone
Perl-related.  Perl.com is basically dead, and they probably won't be
publishing any more Perl books.  That, IMHO, is not particularly
supportive of Perl.

> There is lot's of choice out there but you don't have to dig very far
> to find out what "best" is.

The key to finding the "best" is not by doing what books tell you to.
It's by trying the various options, and seeing which one works best
according to your mental model of the problem you want to solve.  I know
everyone wants easy answers and wants to avoid thinking... but if that's
you, you've chosen the wrong field.

Regards,
Jonathan Rockway

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