I read up on CGI::Application maybe about a year ago- I thought it made sense and -tried- it out, sadly I just put it aside and 'rolled my own' framework in the end.

A few weeks ago I looked over one of these 'roll my own' cgi apps and I was horrified by the disgusting post apocalyptic nature of the work as a whole- The thing worked- and worked well- but the more I tried to figure out how- the more I felt like I was watching Nighmare on Elm Street on lsd. Everything was well documented- made sense piece by piece.. but the whole thing at once did not fit in my head.

I went and rewrote the whole thing in CGI::Application. And.. Now it's like a blooming rose. It's incredibly smooth- and a little discipline in a language that lets you get away with mass murder is actually ok. I actually enjoyed the restrictions.

I am very taken by CGI::Application- the thing looked so humble- but it's really doing a lot to keep my soldiers in line.

CGI::Builder has caught my attention. It was originally CGI::Application::Plus - but that later module is being deprecated (maintained for legacy). They have some major similarities- But I don't see a lot of comparison talk between the two of them in the documentation.

Does anybody here have a preference and why? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

update: CGI::Builder's author codes unexpected behaviour akin to spyware.

In reply to CGI::Application vs CGI::Builder by leocharre

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