Description:

POE is an acronym of "Perl Object Environment". It's a networking
and multitasking (some say cooperative threading) framework for Perl.
It has been in active development since 1996, with its first open
release in 1998. O'Reilly's Perl Conference (now OSCON) 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.

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.

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.