Mason vs Maypole

[autarch]

Arguably, HTML::Mason was the first popular web app "framework" for Perl, but I use the term framework fairly loosely.

That said, besides the templating, early Mason releases included close integration with mod_perl and a full on router (which routed directly to templates :( ).

Other popular(ish) frameworks that predate Maypole include AxKit, Apache::ASP, and Embperl. See https://perl.apache.org/products/app-server.html for a dip into the past.

However, I think it's fair to say that Maypole was really the first popular framework that actually did MVC in any sane way.

[autarch]

Also, CGI::Application.

[neilb]

I think I need a little side project to try and pull together a history of perl web frameworks, and then stitch it into the overall history. I did that with some of the existing pieces, eg testing. Thanks for the starter!