Ecosystem

Web and services

| Project | Role | Link | |---------|------|------| | Mojolicious | Full-stack / real-time web | Docs and guides | | Dancer2 | Lightweight web framework | Site | | Plack / PSGI | Standard web interface | MetaCPAN | | Catalyst | Large MVC deployments | MetaCPAN |

Language and CPAN

| Resource | Role | Link | |----------|------|------| | perl.org | Language portal | Home | | perldoc.perl.org | Core documentation | Versioned manuals | | MetaCPAN | Module search and history | Index | | CPAN | Archive roots | Mirrors |

Tooling people use now

| Tool | Role | Link | |------|------|------| | cpm | Fast dependency installs | MetaCPAN | | cpanm | Simple installer | MetaCPAN | | Carton | Lockfile-oriented deploys | MetaCPAN | | perlbrew | User-space Perl builds | Site | | Dist::Zilla | Release automation | Site | | prove | Test harness | perldoc |

Open-source products (Perl-associated)

| Project | Domain | Link | |---------|--------|------| | Request Tracker | Ticketing | Best Practical | | SpamAssassin | Mail filtering | Apache | | LedgerSMB | Accounting | Project site | | Znuny | Helpdesk (OTRS line) | Project site | | Rex | Automation | Project site |

Community pulse

| Outlet | Role | Link | |--------|------|------| | blogs.perl.org | Shared blog network | Posts | | Perl Advent | Seasonal articles | Calendar | | Perl Monks | Q&A culture | Site | | Perl 5 Porters | Core development list | NNTP/web |

See also the weekly Spotlight on the home page and the rolling News feed.