I am most likely to install a new module from CPAN if:
- It has a recent release
- The newest release passes all its tests
- Its tests have good coverage
- It is of high kwalitee
- It has many MetaCPAN ++s
- There are no long-standing open bugs
- It is pure perl (ie. no XS)
- It has no/few non-core dependencies
- Many other modules use it
- The author is prolific
- It is as generic as possible
- The licence is acceptable (Artistic/GPL/BSD - delete as appropriate)
- It has good reviews*
- It has extensive and clear documentation
- It is recommended by a Monk
*Yes CPAN Ratings is for the chop, which is a shame.
Update: Added documentation option and made changes to coverage/issues (thanks stevieb).
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