A curated list of awesome frameworks, libraries, tools, and resources for the Perl programming language.

• Libraries
  • Core Libraries
  • Web Frameworks
  • Data Manipulation
  • Testing
  • Database
  • Text Processing
• Tools
• Package Managers and Build Tools
• IDEs and Editors
• Learning Resources
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• Moose - A modern object system for Perl, making object-oriented programming easier.
• Try::Tiny - A minimalistic error handling module for Perl.
• DateTime - A comprehensive date and time library for Perl.
• Path::Tiny - A small, fast utility for file path operations.

• Dancer2 - A lightweight web application framework for Perl.
• Mojolicious - A next-generation web framework for Perl, featuring real-time web capabilities.
• Catalyst - A flexible and powerful MVC web framework for Perl.
• Plack - A middleware layer for building web applications and frameworks.

• JSON::XS - A fast and efficient JSON encoder/decoder for Perl.
• XML::LibXML - An interface to the libxml2 library for parsing XML.
• DBIx::Class - A powerful ORM (Object-Relational Mapper) for Perl.
• Text::CSV - A module for working with CSV files in Perl.

• Test::More - The primary testing module for Perl, providing a range of testing functions.
• Test::Simple - A minimal module for writing simple tests.
• Test::Exception - A module for testing exception-based code in Perl.
• Test::MockObject - A module for creating mock objects for testing.

• DBI - The standard database interface for Perl.
• DBD::mysql - MySQL database driver for the Perl DBI module.
• DBD::SQLite - A self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration SQL database engine.
• DBIx::Simple - A simple DBI wrapper that simplifies database interactions.

• Text::Markdown - A Perl module for converting Markdown text to HTML.
• Regexp::Common - Provides commonly used regular expressions.
• Template Toolkit - A powerful and flexible template processing system for Perl.
• Lingua::EN::Inflect - A module for English word inflection.

• Perl Critic - A static code analysis tool for Perl, enforcing best practices.
• Devel::NYTProf - A powerful Perl profiler for analyzing code performance.
• ack - A grep-like search tool optimized for searching source code.
• cperl-mode - An enhanced Perl mode for Emacs, with better syntax highlighting and indentation.

• CPAN - The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, a large collection of Perl modules and libraries.
• CPANminus - A script to get, unpack, build, and install modules from CPAN.
• Dist::Zilla - A powerful distribution builder for Perl modules.
• Carton - A dependency manager for Perl projects, similar to Bundler for Ruby.

• Padre - An IDE for Perl with many features for Perl development.
• VS Code - Supports Perl via the Perl extension.
• Vim - Popular text editor with Perl support via perl-support.vim.
• Emacs - Use with cperl-mode for enhanced Perl support.

• Perl Documentation - Official Perl documentation.
• Learn Perl - A beginner-friendly resource for learning Perl.
• Modern Perl - A free book teaching Perl best practices.
• PerlMonks - A community dedicated to all things Perl.

• Programming Perl by Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, and Jon Orwant - The definitive Perl book, known as "The Camel Book."
• Learning Perl by Randal L. Schwartz, brian d foy, and Tom Phoenix - A beginner's guide to Perl programming.
• Modern Perl by chromatic - A book focused on writing maintainable and idiomatic Perl.
• Intermediate Perl by Randal L. Schwartz, brian d foy, and Tom Phoenix - A book for Perl programmers who want to go beyond the basics.

• PerlMonks - An active and friendly Perl community for sharing knowledge.
• Stack Overflow: Perl - A Q&A site for Perl programming questions.
• Reddit: r/perl - A subreddit for Perl discussions.
• Perl Weekly - A newsletter with updates on Perl modules, news, and articles.

Contributions are welcome!