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procedure to go through CPAN module

by sathiya.sw (Monk)
on Nov 10, 2008 at 10:00 UTC ( [id://722598]=perlquestion: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

sathiya.sw has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Recently i have posted, "cpan modules to go through", and got some modules to go through.
Now, i want to know the procedure of how to go through and understanding a module.,

I have a way of
1. Reading the documentation of the module ( man page ).
2. Using the module.
3. Going through the code of module, and understanding.

To check the understanding.,
* editing the module, or implementing add on's
Is there any other way.,
Any other suggestion to make this process better.??

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Re: procedure to go through CPAN module
by moritz (Cardinal) on Nov 10, 2008 at 10:36 UTC
    Is there any other way.,

    Sure, you could find somebody who explains the module to you.

    Any other suggestion to make this process better.??

    Don't forget the module's test suite. It tells you what the corner cases are, and what they should return.

    Apart from that, I'd do it roughly the same way as you outlined.

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