Just as the title says, I’m using Catalyst to build a miniature version of Reddit on my laptop.
It’s a very simple link manager so far, where users can submit links and descriptions, and then the links can be voted up and down by others visiting the site, enabling the links to change position on the chart frequently and ensuring that the front page always has fresh content.
Mine actually doesn’t have a pager built into it yet, so it’s still in it’s infancy, but I’m still having a blast with it and learning quite a bit about DBIx::Class (DBIC), HTML::FormFu, and the Authentication and Authorization plugins for Catalyst.
Although sometimes I’ve struggled with the project when I’ve needed to do even slightly more complex SQL queries (the syntax for doing table joins and ‘order_by’ statements is completely different when you’re using DBIC), I’m getting the hang of it finally and it looks like I might have a working, possibly even public, application by the end of the month.
I’m thinking of using it to power one or more of my domains that are currently sitting idle: I’ll most likely test it out on TCLegal.net first, seeing as that’s the main conceptual piece behind the mini-Reddit, but I’ll also probably be trying to figure out how to integrate it with WordPress, Plagger, or one of my other favorite pet projects, under some other domain names.
Wish me luck!