Re: Re3: Tried and True CPAN Modules

That is a good question. And after thinking about it I'll answer with a proposal. How about - in addition to Module Reviews - we add a module voting section to PerlMonks. Only modules that have had a vote appear. Then you can search by vote - or first search by function and then compare votes. Modules within a certain category would have a comparable relative vote (popular categories have many votes and less popular have fewer relative votes).

Also, possibly in the reviews, have a section for listing comparable modules - and how or if they compare.

my @a=qw(random brilliant braindead); print $a[rand(@a)];

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Re5: Tried and True CPAN Modules by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Jul 17, 2003 at 18:34 UTC
Ok. I just wrote Acme::This::Module::Sucks and then immediately vote on it. Then, I get my 99 other PM ids to vote on it. Uh-oh ... I'm not trying to rain on your parade. The idea is good, but the execution is tricky ... kinda like scoring 19 in cribbage. ------ We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age. Don't go borrowing trouble. For programmers, this means Worry only about what you need to implement. Please remember that I'm crufty and crochety. All opinions are purely mine and all code is untested, unless otherwise specified.	[reply]
Re^5: Tried and True CPAN Modules by mojotoad (Monsignor) on Jul 19, 2003 at 15:12 UTC
Not a bad idea. I'm not as pessimistic about it as dragonchild seems to be. I'd like to see downvotes enabled on this. And unlike regular nodes, I'd like to see the ability to withdraw votes. This way if something newer and better comes along you can shift your endorsement or condemnation elsewhere. Matt	[reply]