[OT] user-management bit of web apps

[Matt S Trout]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 02:57:57PM +0000, Justin Hawkins wrote:
> Each time I do my research, go through some tutorials, install some 
> modules. Tell myself that scaffolding and ajax and ORMs are all the bees 
> whiskers and I oughta know them.

Scaffolding is bollocks.

AJAX is overrated.

ORMs are ... often useful but not necessary.

You can do Catalyst without any of the three.
 
> A short while later I give up, go and deploy HTML::Mason and get some 
> stuff done.

I believe the Mason author now does that with Catalyst+Mason.

But maybe you know something he doesn't.

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