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Re^2: PrePAN - Social Reviewing Site for Perl Modules

by jmcnamara (Monsignor)
on Oct 25, 2011 at 08:37 UTC ( [id://933570]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: PrePAN - Social Reviewing Site for Perl Modules
in thread PrePAN - Social Reviewing Site for Perl Modules

Only time will tell I guess.

I've been optimistic in the past about Perl infrastructure that hasn't worked out, such as CPAN Forum and Phalanx and Kwalitee. I wasn't positive about AnnoCPAN but that didn't work out either. One of the few tools of this type that I think has been useful to date is CPAN Ratings.

However, if we expect PrePAN to provide "a detailed, quality module review" then we are setting it up for failure because it doesn't seem to be one of the stated goals and I can't imagine anyone doing that for fun anyway.

At the very least it might take module critiques, as opposed to reviews, off of CPAN Ratings where they don't belong and where there isn't any mechanism for discussion and on to a more suitable site. It might also prove useful for conscientious module writers (but they aren't the ones who need the help anyway).

As with all things it will only succeed if it provides functionality that people require in an easy to use manner. It seems to have the latter part at least.

As I pointed out though, my optimism in these matters doesn't count for anything.

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John.

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