Re^2: Suggestions on study materials for modern perl web development

Good summary,

If you are interested in why Dancer2 come out you can profit Dancer 2, or Why I Rewrote Everything

Regarding the CGI module, the same page you linked contains the exact chapter explaining why it was removed that contains the following statements:

The rationale for this decision is that CGI.pm is no longer considered good practice for developing web applications, including quick prototyping and small web scripts. There are far better, cleaner, quicker, easier, safer, more scalable, more extensible, more modern alternatives available at this point in time. These will be documented with CGI::Alternatives.

Sounds to me like a more than authoritative opinion.

In the other thread you mentioned i've posted the link to an interview with SayerX where he reports us the Lincol Stein's (the author of CGI) reply to the Cgi must die talk.

There are no rules, there are no thumbs..
Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.

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Re^3: Suggestions on study materials for modern perl web development by 1nickt (Canon) on Feb 02, 2016 at 12:31 UTC
Hi Discipulus, I'm familiar with the quotations you cited, but in my view you don't have to read very far between the lines to see that the motivation of their authors is to move readers towards the solutions that they (the authors) favor (and develop). While there's nothing wrong or sinister about that, it should be seen for what it is, and also for what it is not, i.e. any good technical reason not to use CGI when appropriate. The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply]
Re^4: Suggestions on study materials for modern perl web development by Discipulus (Canon) on Feb 02, 2016 at 13:02 UTC
Hi 1nickt maybe i do not read so far, and i must add that i have big respect for CGI and your work as web dev with it. For sure you know when using it is appropriate. 'Cause my lack of deep experience i do not tell when is appropriate or not; i just wait to have enought time to test some PSGI aware framework. From what i read here the author of PSGI had collaborated directly with Lincoln Stein from day 1 on. It seems they had connection in far 2001 L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply]