#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings FATAL => qw( all );

package my::site::Programs;

sub get_data {
    my $self = shift;    # not used but passed with '->' notation
    return q{This is a list of B<programs> that I am using or have used. I can not account for I<all> the software we have had and used over the years. Some of it was so bad, we blanked it out of our heads. This list does not include a full list of hardware drivers either. So much software, so little time or in this case patience.};
}

1; # not sure if this is actually needed here, but would be if you moved this to a .pm that is "use"d or "require"d

# replicate the functionality of the original Programs.pl
package main; 

use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);

use lib '../files/lib';
use Base::Page qw(page story);
use Util::StoryMagic qw(program_magic);

my $magic = program_magic;
page( 'code' => sub { story(my::site::Programs->get_data(), { 'line magic' => $magic }) }); # note you'll have to change how you handle what was passed as "*DATA"
#
# NOTE, since you're now not using __DATA__ (via *DATA handle), you can make the "main" content
# minimal by passing in just the code reference:
#
# package main;
# use lib '../files/lib';
# Base::Page->page( code => \&my::site::Program::get_data, story => q{Util::StoryMagic} );
#