Re: Re: CPAN Module Evaluation Red-Flags

[liz]

...The module shows signs of maintenance, ie a release history and/or a recent release date...

But a non-recent release date is not necessarily a red flag. Nicholas Clarke raised this at the YAPC::Europe. Some modules are just perfect the way they are. And releasing a new version just to appear to be a "good" module, seems like a waste of everybody's time to him (and me for that matter).

So I personally would give this a way lower weight in the determination of the usability of a module.

Liz

[chunlou]

Right. Just as I don't mind using a 1902 edition of Calculus text book. Still the same Calculus.

[TomDLux]

I haven't looked at 1902 Calculus texts, but I have looked at Victorian trigonometry books. The mathematics hasn't changed, but the discussion, the presentation are very different. Frankly, the old books are very hard to understand.

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[greenFox]

I agree completely, thats why I listed green flags, I am looking for the things that give the module a pass. Also I wouldn't make a judgement based on any one thing on my list I am looking for clusters of ticks.

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[Beatnik]

MJD said the same thing about Text::Template :)

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