What is Dancer2 in Perl?

Dancer2 is a lightweight web application framework for Perl, designed to let developers create web applications quickly and with ease. It provides a simple and intuitive syntax for routing, handling requests, and rendering templates. Dancer2 is ideal for both small and large applications and can be extended using middleware and plugins, making it versatile for various web development needs.

Key features of Dancer2 include:

  • Minimalist approach to web application development
  • Support for RESTful routes
  • Flexible template engines
  • Easy integration with existing Perl modules
  • Supports a variety of database backends

Here’s a simple example of a Dancer2 application:

#!/usr/bin/env perl use Dancer2; get '/' => sub { return "Hello, World!"; }; start;

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