Wondering where is a good place to go to discuss a Perl module, as in "Why do I want to use this? What does it do that's better than existing solutions/modules?"

The Synopsis often doesn't give me an example that adequately answers that question. It often assumes I know exactly why I'd want to use the module, and why it's better than other modules or hand-coded solutions (if any).

For example, https://metacpan.org/release/App-unbelievable -- I understand the benefit of static file sites, and I have written some apps in Dancer2, but I am wondering how and why one would convert data in a database (which my Dancer2 app uses to produce HTML displays) into the markdown files that are used as input to the CPAN module. Is that how and why one would use it? Is it better than other static site generating modules?

Perhaps that particular question is dumb, but it's a sincere one, and yet it's one that I feel uncomfortable lobbing into Seekers of Perl Wisdom. So the generic question here (not so much the App-unbelievable question above, which is just an example) is, do the monks (or do other parts of the Perl ecosystem) have a more appropriate place?

I've been a Perl enthusiast for 20 years, but I'm not a professional developer. Thanks for your advice!

In reply to Where to go to discuss a Perl module, as in "Why do I want to use this?" by davebaker

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