I have been a Perl programmer for over 10 years, but until joined this monastery about 6 months ago, I did not engage with the community in any way. Now that I am more engaged, I am thinking that I should be uploading some of the stuff that I have written to CPAN, as it may be useful to other people.

At this stage, I am thinking of a few scripts (not modules) that I have put a fair amount of effort into over the past couple of years, use frequently, but not really shared with anyone beyond a few colleges and friends.

I went over to PAUSE, and read about requesting an account. The guidelines look rather uninviting, and make it sound that only the best quality modules will make the cut, and lesser code need not apply

Is that relay the case? Would a bunch of random scripts be considered a useful addition to CPAN? or should I keep them to myself, and perhaps only publish them on my home page. (Which gets no traffic).

In reply to On uploading scripts to CPAN by chrestomanci

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