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Programming Dual Interface Applications In Perl

Perfectly Eclectic Rubbish Lister By Kenneth Gonsalves Lawgon@TheNilgiris.com. Programming Dual Interface Applications In Perl. Applications, not Web Sites Opensource and not Closed Source User as partner Large Volume Data Entry Sensitive Back Office Stuff Avoiding User Shortcuts.

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Programming Dual Interface Applications In Perl

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  1. Perfectly Eclectic Rubbish Lister By Kenneth Gonsalves Lawgon@TheNilgiris.com Programming Dual Interface Applications In Perl

  2. Applications, not Web Sites Opensource and not Closed Source User as partner Large Volume Data Entry Sensitive Back Office Stuff Avoiding User Shortcuts OVERVIEW

  3. Xwindows: fast need front end need physical presence Secure SysAdmin stuff Web: slower platform independent no need for front end no need for physical presence not so secure INTERFACES

  4. One language vs. many c - java - perl scripting language is user friendly TIMTOWTDI cpan - choosing modules: revisions dependencies mailling lists to use modules or not: complexity of the application Choice of Language

  5. Mysql: fast non acid licensing problems Postgresql: slower acid feature rich no licensing problems DBI: Connect Prepare Execute Fetchrow Backend

  6. Xforms4perl: fdesign gtkperl: glade perlqt: 3.0 Wxwindows wxperl PerlTk: SpecPerl Native Perl Xwindows Front End

  7. CGI module: no need to write HTML Java script needed? Taint Mode Session Management: memory - file - database - cookies Web Front End

  8. Apache Session CGI Session Screen, Mxscreen ... CGI::Application CGI::SecureState: paranoid security forgetful memory add and delete encrypted state files Session Management Options

  9. Need For Templates Design: no WYSIWYG tool Separate Design from code Mozilla Composer Quanta Joe mason embedperl petal template toolkit Templates

  10. Kiss and no dependencies Commands: tmpl_var tmpl_if tmpl_loop tmpl_include Associate HTML::Template

  11. Xwindows: large volume entry batch processing template entry admin functions Web: Browsing reports Occasional Data Entry Avoid sensitive stuff mod_perl Putting It Together

  12. http://www.perl.org http://search.cpan.org http://www.perlmonks.org http://poe.perl.com Lawgon@thenilgiris.com There Is More Than One Way To Do It! Useful Links

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