Re: CPAN - As Seen From Space!

by Anonymous Monk

on Dec 16, 2011 at 08:28 UTC ( #943903=note: print w/ replies, xml )

Need Help??

Say, how are the (jagged) edges are determined? Or, why is each & every region not a rectangle?

Comment on Re: CPAN - As Seen From Space!
Re^2: CPAN - As Seen From Space! by grantm (Parson) on Dec 16, 2011 at 09:26 UTC
If you click on the "need more help?" link it explains that the CPAN distributions are laid out along a Hilbert Curve. The resulting shapes are dictated by where along the curve one namespace ends and another begins.	[reply]