=head1 NAME
Catalyst::Manual - User guide and reference for Catalyst
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This is the (table of contents page of the) comprehensive user guide and
reference for Catalyst.
=head1 IMPORTANT NOTE
If you need to read the Catalyst Manual make sure that you have
Catalyst::Manual installed from cpan. To check that it is installed
run the following command from a unix (bash) prompt:
$ perldoc -t Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial::CatalystBasics 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo OK || echo MISSING
If you see "OK" as the output, it's there, if you see "MISSING" you
need to install the L<Catalyst::Manual> distribution
(L<http://search.cpan.org/dist/Catalyst-Manual/>).
=over 4
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::About>
Explanation (without code) of what Catalyst is and why to use it.
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::Intro>
Introduction to Catalyst. This is a detailed, if unsystematic, look at
the basic concepts of Catalyst and what the best practices are for
writing applications with it.
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::Tutorial>
A detailed step-by-step tutorial going through a single application
thoroughly.
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::Plugins>
Catalyst Plugins and Components. A brief look at some of the very many
modules for extending Catalyst.
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::Cookbook>
Cooking with Catalyst. Recipes and solutions that you might want to use
in your code.
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::Installation>
How to install Catalyst, in a variety of different ways. A closer look
at one of the more difficult issues of using the framework--getting it.
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::WritingPlugins>
Writing plugins for Catalyst; the use of L<NEXT>.
=item *
L<Catalyst::Manual::Internals>
Here be dragons! A very brief explanation of the Catalyst request cycle,
the major components of Catalyst, and how you can use this knowledge
when writing applications under Catalyst.
=back
=head1 SUPPORT
IRC:
Join #catalyst on irc.perl.org.
Mailing-Lists:
http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst
http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst-dev
=head1 AUTHORS
Catalyst Contributors, see Catalyst.pm
=head1 COPYRIGHT
This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
=cut