3 Catalyst::Manual - User guide and reference for Catalyst
7 This is the (table of contents page of the) comprehensive user guide and
8 reference for Catalyst.
12 If you need to read the Catalyst Manual make sure that you have
13 Catalyst::Manual installed from cpan. To check that it is installed
14 run the following command from a unix (bash) prompt:
16 $ perldoc -t Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::CatalystBasics 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo OK || echo MISSING
18 If you see "OK" as the output, it's there, if you see "MISSING" you
19 need to install the L<Catalyst::Manual> distribution
20 (L<http://search.cpan.org/dist/Catalyst-Manual/>).
26 L<Catalyst::Manual::About>
28 Explanation (without code) of what Catalyst is and why to use it.
32 L<Catalyst::Manual::Intro>
34 Introduction to Catalyst. This is a detailed, if unsystematic, look at
35 the basic concepts of Catalyst and what the best practices are for
36 writing applications with it.
40 L<Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial>
42 A detailed step-by-step tutorial going through a single application
47 L<Catalyst::Manual::Plugins>
49 Catalyst Plugins and Components. A brief look at some of the very many
50 modules for extending Catalyst.
54 L<Catalyst::Manual::Cookbook>
56 Cooking with Catalyst. Recipes and solutions that you might want to use
61 L<Catalyst::Manual::Installation>
63 How to install Catalyst, in a variety of different ways. A closer look
64 at one of the more difficult issues of using the framework--getting it.
68 L<Catalyst::Manual::WritingPlugins>
70 Writing plugins for Catalyst; the use of L<NEXT>.
74 L<Catalyst::Manual::Internals>
76 Here be dragons! A very brief explanation of the Catalyst request cycle,
77 the major components of Catalyst, and how you can use this knowledge
78 when writing applications under Catalyst.
86 Join #catalyst on irc.perl.org.
90 http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst
91 http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst-dev
95 Catalyst Contributors, see Catalyst.pm
99 This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it
100 under the same terms as Perl itself.