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

[Kieren Diment]

On 20/02/2009, at 1:51 AM, Jonathan Rockway wrote:

> * 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.

Beyont the current trifecta of Learning, Intermediate and Programming  
I doubt it, although PBP might get a 2nd edition too.