Here's an example of what I was thinking of doing. I want to start all cgi scripts with this: 
# debug mode
BEGIN {
    use CGI::Carp qw(carpout fatalsToBrowser);
    &carpout (\*STDOUT);
}

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I just created a module called Shortcuts.pm that looks like this: 
package Shortcuts;
 
use strict;
use diagnostics;
use vars qw(@ISA @EXPORT $VERSION);
use subs qw(debug);
use Exporter;
$VERSION = 1.00;
@ISA = qw(Exporter);
@EXPORT = qw(debug);
 
sub debug {
                use CGI::Carp qw(carpout fatalsToBrowser);
                &carpout (\*STDOUT);
}
 
1;

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So now, when I create a new script, I can just do this: 
#!/usr/bin/perl -wT
 
use strict;
use Shortcuts;
# debug mode
BEGIN {&debug}

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This is kind of a minimalist example. But I was wondering: Is this a good idea or does it create 'stylized' code that other people wouldn't want to deal with?

In reply to Is it a good idea to create custom modules? by kingman

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