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.
14 If you need to read the Catalyst Manual make sure that you have
15 Catalyst::Manual installed from cpan. To check that it is installed run the following command from a unix (bash) prompt:
17 $ perldoc -t Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::CatalystBasics 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo OK || echo MISSING
19 If you see "OK" as the output, it's there, if you see "MISSING" you
21 L<Catalyst::Manual|http://search.cpan.org/search?query=Catalyst%3A%3AManual&mode=dist> distribution.
25 L<Catalyst::Manual::About>
27 Explanation (without code) of what Catalyst is and why to use it.
31 L<Catalyst::Manual::Intro>
33 Introduction to Catalyst. This is a detailed, if unsystematic, look at
34 the basic concepts of Catalyst and what the best practices are for
35 writing applications with it.
39 L<Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial>
41 A detailed step-by-step tutorial going through a single application
46 L<Catalyst::Manual::Plugins>
48 Catalyst Plugins and Components. A brief look at some of the very many
49 modules for extending Catalyst.
53 L<Catalyst::Manual::Cookbook>
55 Cooking with Catalyst. Recipes and solutions that you might want to use
60 L<Catalyst::Manual::Installation>
62 How to install Catalyst, in a variety of different ways. A closer look
63 at one of the more difficult issues of using the framework--getting it.
67 L<Catalyst::Manual::WritingPlugins>
69 Writing plugins for Catalyst; the use of L<NEXT>.
73 L<Catalyst::Manual::Internals>
75 Here be dragons! A very brief explanation of the Catalyst request cycle,
76 the major components of Catalyst, and how you can use this knowledge
77 when writing applications under Catalyst.
85 Join #catalyst on irc.perl.org.
89 http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst
90 http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst-dev
94 Sebastian Riedel, C<sri@oook.de>
95 Jesse Sheidlower, C<jester@panix.com>
99 This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it
100 under the same terms as Perl itself.