Greetings fellow monks,

For a couple years now I've been using CGI::Application along with HTML::Template and several other modules to build Web applications. I've been extremely pleased with this framework, but I'm always in search of ways to make my life (and the lives of my developers) easier. In a recent CPAN search, CGI::Builder bounced in front of me. After reading some of the PODs, I'm thinking seriously about switching to it from CGI::Application. Both support my favorite templating system, and there's even CGI::Builder::CgiAppAPI to make the transition easier.

The problem, however, is that I've got zero real coding experience with it yet, and I haven't finished reading through all the PODs for the extentions. Has anyone used both modules in practice? Which is "better"? (I know, depends on *. But which do you like better and why?) I don't have an extreme desire to recode any of our legacy stuff, but going forward, is switching smart?

UPDATE: I guess this begs the question: Is there a third framework that's even "better" than these two systems?

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

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