What's the best way to write a Perl CGI application?

Question

Every example I\'ve seen of CGI/Perl basically a bunch of print statements containing HTML, and this doesn\'t seem like the best way to write a CGI app. Is there a better way t

Answer 1

The Perl5 Wiki provides a good (though not yet complete) list of web frameworks & templates.

The comparison articles linked in the "templates" wiki entry is worth reading. I would also recommend reading this push style templating systems article on PerlMonks.

For templating then Template Toolkit is the one I've used most and can highly recommend it. There is also an O'Reilly book and is probably the most used template system in the Perl kingdom (inside or outside of web frameworks).

Another approach which I've been drawn more and more to is non template "builder" solutions. Modules like Template::Declare & HTML::AsSubs fit this bill.