Dancer

Dancer is a lightweight and intuitive web framework for Perl, designed for simplicity, flexibility, and speed. Inspired by Ruby’s Sinatra, it allows developers to build web applications with minimal configuration and clean syntax.

Key Features of Dancer:

• Easy-to-learn DSL (Domain-Specific Language)

• Built-in routing and session management

• Lightweight with no strict dependencies

• Supports JSON and RESTful API development

• Flexible templating engine support (Template Toolkit, Mason, etc.)

Best Use Cases for Dancer:

• Rapid web development with Perl

• Developers who prefer a minimalistic framework with simplicity

• RESTful API development and microservices

• Small-to-medium-sized web applications