=head1 NAME Catalyst::Manual - User guide and reference for Catalyst =head1 DESCRIPTION This is the (table of contents page of the) comprehensive user guide and reference for Catalyst. =item * L Explanation (without code) of what Catalyst is and why to use it. =item * L - Introduction to Catalyst. This is a detailed, if unsystematic, look at the basic concepts of Catalyst and what the best practices are for writing applications with it. =item * L A detailed step-by-step tutorial going through a single application thoroughly. =item * L Catalyst Plugins and Components. A brief look at some of the very many modules for extending Catalyst. =item * L Cooking with Catalyst. Recipes and solutions that you might want to use in your code. =item * L How to install Catalyst, in a variety of different ways. A closer look at one of the more difficult issues of using the framework--getting it. =item * L Writing plugins for Catalyst; the use of L. =item * L Here be dragons! A very brief explanation of the Catalyst request cycle, the major components of Catalyst, and how you can use this knowledge when writing applications under Catalyst. =head1 SUPPORT IRC: Join #catalyst on irc.perl.org. Mailing-Lists: http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst http://lists.rawmode.org/mailman/listinfo/catalyst-dev =head1 AUTHOR Sebastian Riedel, C Jesse Sheidlower, C =head1 COPYRIGHT This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.