perlmodlib (see section on "Guidelines-for-Module-Creation") recommends that each component of a module name should have no more than 11 characters and the first 8 of these must be unique from any other module. For the sake of systems that use case-insensitive file names, uniqueness should be distinct letters and not rely on case. Also, each name component should also begin with a capital letter. By convention, names beginning with lowercase letters are reserved for pragmas.

It is also often good practice to choose a name for your modules that are consistent with the CPAN naming conventions. You can get a feel for those by typing in topic related key words and module name components into the CPAN search box. You may not want to release anything on CPAN now, but the habit of taking CPAN naming conventions into account will give you more options for the future.

Best, beth

In reply to Re: code-controlled module naming conventions? by ELISHEVA
in thread code-controlled module naming conventions? by jae_63

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