in reply to A framework for a shell in perl?

The frameworks for building command-line apps also have "console" commands typically. See this node for a review of some.



The mantra of every experienced web application developer is the same: thou shalt separate business logic from display. Ironically, almost all template engines allow violation of this separation principle, which is the very impetus for HTML template engine development.

-- Terence Parr, "Enforcing Strict Model View Separation in Template Engines"

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom