Although scripts might potentially be useful to people as-is, it is far more likely that a generic version of the key algorithm(s) you are offering in the form of a module will help other people.

For example, a script that takes two arrays of numbers as I/O input and returns the correlation co-efficient is not as useful as a (callable) module to do the same. This is because, unlike a script, such a module can be reused hundreds of times in sequence or parallel without resorting to a relatively slow I/O interface nor the repeated spawning of a pair of shell and perl processes.

Furthermore, the use of an object-oriented interface permits the use of inheritance so that people can customise outside the box, without having to edit your script. In this way your contribution, if "sexy" enough, would grow in its influence.

One world, one people

In reply to Re: requiremens for CPAN scripts? by anonymized user 468275
in thread requiremens for CPAN scripts? by perl-diddler

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