I ++'d your post but I disagree about your comments on the title of PBP. The book is full of well thought out recommendations that have been vetted by several members of the Perl community so I really do not see a problem with the name. Yes there will be some cargo cult type followers and yes, incompetent management will want to use it as a style guide. But really, given the choice between PBP and an in-house standard cobbled together by said incompetent management which would you prefer!? Overall I think the Perl community has needed something like PBP for a long time and the benefits of its existence far outweigh the negatives (including the name).