modules ++

frivolous module use --

mom and apple pie ++

Seriously, we favor two kinds of modules -- In both case, wrapping it up a module allows cleaner code, easier refactoring, and better documentation. Consider something like this 
if (! &valid_foozle_input($wozzle)) {

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versus 
if ($wozzle =~ /extensive-perl-regexp-line-noise-here/ {

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The former clearly indicates what is going on, the documention on what makes something fozzle_valid can go into the module (sub or object, depending), you can now write unit tests against the sub, you can use the sub in numerous places across the codebase (instead of just in this file, as a local sub would require), not have repeated code, etc.

just my two cents -- your mileage may vary

water from the great white north

In reply to Re: Modules, Frameworks, and Reinventing the Wheel by water
in thread Modules, Frameworks, and Reinventing the Wheel by Velaki

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