Well, having just searched CPAN, I can't find any reference to a module called CGI::Simple. That would seem to me to be one good reason for not using it.

The CGI module can be a simple or as complex as you want it to be, and I think it would be a shame to invest time learning CGI::Simple and then eventually find that it doesn't do something that you need. You'd then have to start again, learning how to use CGI.

Another advantage with CGI.pm is that is a part of the standard Perl distribution, so you can guarantee that you'll find it installed everywhere.

All in all, I can't think of any good reason to use any module in preference to CGI.pm.

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In reply to Re: *.pm vs. *::Simple by davorg
in thread *.pm vs. *::Simple by Zecho

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