Version 1.311 -------------------- Detailed Information -------------------- POE is bigger than this README. Please see http://poe.perl.org/ for more information. --------------------- Documentation Roadmap --------------------- POE includes a lot of documentation. The main POE man page includes references to everything else. POE has been around for a while. The CHANGES file has been limited to changes in the past year to help keep the distribution size down. POE's web site includes a complete change history broken down by release. -------------- Installing POE -------------- POE can be installed through the CPAN or CPANPLUS shell in the usual manner. % perl -MCPAN -e shell cpan> install POE Or % cpan -i POE http://poe.perl.org/?Where_to_Get_POE explains other options for obtaining POE, including anonymous Subversion access. ------------ Test Results ------------ The CPAN Testers are a group of volunteers who test new CPAN distributions on a number of platforms. You can see their test results at: http://testers.cpan.org/search?request=dist&dist=POE POE's ongoing improvement relies on your feedback. You file bug reports, feature requests, and even success stories by e-mailing . ------------- Test Coverage ------------- POE's tests cover a significant portion of the distribution. A thumbnail sketch of POE's test coverage is available, but do not use it as an accurate gauge of quality. http://poe.perl.org/?POE's_test_coverage_report ----------- What POE Is ----------- POE is an event-driven networking and multitasking framework for Perl. It has been in active development since 1996, with its first open release in 1998. O'Reilly's "The Perl Conference" (now OSCON's Perl track) named POE "Best New Module" in 1999. POE has been used in mission-critical systems such as internetworked financial markets, file systems, commerce and application servers. It has been used in projects ranging from a few lines of code to tens of thousands. POE is compatible with perl versions as old as 5.005_03. This may change as it becomes harder to support old versions of Perl over time. POE includes an evolving component framework. Components are high-level, modular, reusable pieces of programs. Several components have been published on the CPAN, and more are listed on POE's web site. See: http://search.cpan.org/search?query=POE&mode=dist POE includes components and libraries for making quick work of network clients, servers, and peers. A simple stand-alone web application takes about 30 lines of code, most of which is your own custom logic. ---- Bye! ---- Thanks for reading! -- Rocco Caputo / rcaputo@cpan.org / http://poe.perl.org/