On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Stas Bekman wrote:
> What we want is very simple.
>
> 1. We want many users, so they will thoroughly test the software and spot
> bugs asap, so we -- current users will get a better product.
>
> 2. We want more developers, so they will write core mod_perl and 3rd party
> modules, again for us current users to re-use and save development
> time. The first item is directly linked to the second, as new developers
> come out from users.
I think a good first step in that direction is to have mod_perl modules to
do some of the basic things that early web developers want... a few really
well documented and tailored-for-newbies modules. I think back a few
years to "Matt's Script Archive", and what that did for perl and
CGI. (Anyone for Apache::Formmail?)
Just some stuff to get the new developer interesting in figuring out how
to compile mod_perl, and to see the benefits of it. It could even be done
with step-by-step examples, with gradually increasing functions. ( "Now
move on to Guestbook-DBI" ... "Now add in Apache::Session for such-n-such
functions" ) Perhaps even offer the same modules under mason, embperl
axkit, etc. so folks can take a step in those directions too.
I just think back to the time when I started putting smarts-to-web and
these were the first steps I took, and I looked for that kind of hand
holding as I figured out how to make it work.
Jay Jacobs
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