in reply to Re: RFC: Template::YetAnother
in thread RFC: Template::YetAnother

CPAN namespaces are about categorization, and each level is supposed to be meaningful on its own, not just when combined with the other levels into a phrase. "Just" is not a very meaningful categorization on its own and will not help a person looking for a template module find one underneath it. To put it another way, the dominant characteristic of a simple template module is that it does templates, not that it is simple.

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Re: Re: Re: RFC: Template::YetAnother
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 16, 2002 at 22:39 UTC

    Makes sense. And I withdraw the (originally somewhat lighthearted) suggestion.

    However, there are many modules that sit in one namespace, but could equally well sit in several namespaces. The obvious example is CGI.pm. Belg4mit has just:^) recently pointed out CGI::Minimal which I hadn't encountered and maybe Template::Minimal is a better choice.

    My thought was that I would appreciate a top level space where there were modules that did exactly one thing and nothing more. Within that they could be categorised in the normal way.

    Oh well. T'was j..er.. only a thought.


    Okay you lot, get your wings on the left, halos on the right. It's one size fits all, and "No!", you can't have a different color.
    Pick up your cloud down the end and "Yes" if you get allocated a grey one they are a bit damp under foot, but someone has to get them.
    Get used to the wings fast cos its an 8 hour day...unless the Govenor calls for a cyclone or hurricane, in which case 16 hour shifts are mandatory.
    Just be grateful that you arrived just as the tornado season finished. Them buggers are real work.

      CPAN has a search engine - it's not hard to look for ::Simple and ::Easy. :) Remember also that what you consider "just one thing" maybe less than one thing to someone else and maybe still too much to yet another person.

      Makeshifts last the longest.