# ABOUT:
#
# This is the Shadowcat Catalyst installer. Its purpose is to make it easier
# and quicker to get started with Catalyst development. In order to use it,
# make sure you have perl 5.8.1+, a make and a compiler, (nmake and dev-c++
# are good on windows), a configured CPAN.pm and Module::Build installed. Then
# run this script by executing
#
# /path/to/perl cat-install
#
# and go for a tea break. If anything breaks, please send the full build log
# and the output of perl -V to cat-install@shadowcatsystems.co.uk and we'll
# see what we can do. This script is still BETA though, so don't be too
# surprised if something *does* break.
#
# See http://www.shadowcatsystems.co.uk/projects/catalyst/ for more information
# on the Catalyst project and Shadowcat's involvement with it.
#
# COPYRIGHT:
#
# This software is Copyright (c) 2006 Shadowcat Systems Limited
# mst@shadowcatsystems.co.uk

Shadowcat Catalyst installer : Easily Install Catalyst

What is Catalyst?

Catalyst is an elegant web application framework, extremely flexible yet extremely simple. It's similar to Ruby on Rails, Spring (Java), and Maypole, upon which it was originally based. Its most important design philosphy is to provide easy access to all the tools you need to develop web applications, with few restrictions on how you need to use these tools. However, this does mean that it is always possible to do things in a different way. Other web frameworks are initially simpler to use, but achieve this by locking the programmer into a single set of tools. Catalyst's emphasis on flexibility means that you have to think more to use it. We view this as a feature. For example, this leads to Catalyst being more suited to system integration tasks than other web frameworks.

Catalyst is neat.

Catalyst::Manual::Intro - Introduction to Catalyst - cpansearch.perl.org

or a sneak peek at the future of computing, go to YouOS and click "Try a Demo." Your browser window turns into a desktop of its own, with sub-windows for e-mail, chat, and Web browsing. There are also links on the YouOS desktop for a sticky-notes program and a rich-text editor. But these programs aren't on your hard drive—they're running somewhere in the vast unknown Internet.

YouOS is the fledgling startup of four recent college grads with a bit of angel funding. Its simplicity makes it a great demo. Anyone who logs on can instantly spot the big idea: You don't need Windows! You don't even need a PC! You can login and work from anywhere using any gadget with a screen and a keyboard.

Just because the demo and the name are cool doesn't mean YouOS will replace Windows. It does, however, serve as a proof-of-concept for people who doubt the viability of Web-based operating systems. Check out YouOS for 10 minutes, then imagine the same project on a billion-dollar budget. Now do you think the mythical Google PC that's allegedly being secretly developed in Silicon Valley—or in China or on a Ukrainian IRC channel—will become reality?

Where's My Google PC? - It's coming. It'll be great. You'll hate it. By Paul Boutin

Please enter a UPS, FedEx, USPS, or DHL/AirBorne tracking number in the input box below.
This page will automatically generate an RSS feed for that tracking number and will keep you up to date as the shipment progresses.

Google maps tracking for all carriers, with map showing where your package has been, and is. Neat!

isnoop.net universal package tracking

Partly out of upgrade frustration, partly out of others shared hosting/PREFIX frustration, partly out of Catalyst development on my USB thumb drive, and partly because I can...I put together an uppack-and-run version or Catalyst with Template/TT view support for those who with to try out Catalyst with the minimal amount of effort.

Simply download CatInABox.tar.gz, unpack it to the location of your choice and double-click start.bat on windows, or run ./start.sh from your favorite shell on *nix.

That's it. Now you're ready for:

catalyst.pl MyApp
cd MyApp
script/*server.pl -r

Easy to Install Catalyst Framework Package

HTML::Template - Perl module to use HTML Templates from CGI scripts

HTML::Template - Perl module to use HTML Templates from CGI scripts - search.cpan.org

Class::DBI provides a convenient abstraction layer to a database.

It not only provides a simple database to object mapping layer, but can be used to implement several higher order database functions (triggers, referential integrity, cascading delete etc.), at the application level, rather than at the database.

This is particularly useful when using a database which doesn't support these (such as MySQL), or when you would like your code to be portable across multiple databases which might implement these things in different ways.

In short, Class::DBI aims to make it simple to introduce 'best practice' when dealing with data stored in a relational database.

Class::DBI - Simple Database Abstraction - search.cpan.org

throw OO style errors in perl

Error - Error/exception handling in an OO-ish way - search.cpan.org

It's important to be able to monitor your production system's health. You want to monitor the memory and file system utilization, the system load, how much memory the processes use, whether you are running out of swap space, and so on. All these tasks are feasible when one has an interactive (telnet/ssh/other) access to the box the Web server is running on, but it's quite a mess since different Unix tools report about different parts of the system. All of this means that you cannot watch the whole system at the one time; it requires lots of typing since one has to switch from one utility to another, unless many connections are open and then each terminal is dedicated to report about something specific.

But if you are running mod_perl enabled Apache server, then you are in good company, since it allows you to run a special module called Apache::VMonitor thatprovides most of the desired reports at once.

perl.com: Apache::VMonitor - The Visual System and Apache Server Monitor

Imagine your MacBook Pro or PowerBook keyboard backlight shining as feedback for your typing. Every keypress flashes under your fingers. A light glow while you hold the shift or Apple key. Useless. Eye candy. Cool.

Still a work in progress, the UI is just an experiment.

keySpazz : Make your Apple Notebook keys light up when you type