Today I grabbed the new version Spreadsheet::WriteExcel. What a great module; it neatly solves I problem I've been working on... I'll email J McNamara directly to thank him, but wondered if there's a "public kudos" area on perlmonks...

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RE: Praise for module coders
by little (Curate) on Oct 27, 2000 at 04:46 UTC
    1. use it often :-)
    2. write a module review for perlmonks
    3. write some code using the module and post it
    4. talk about points 1, 2 and 3 as often as you can
    5. and don't waste module authors time with saying "hello", they will be happier when the get a bug report or even the fix for that bug, but search for his web-page on CPAN or even talk about the module in other places (e.g. use.perl.com)
    Have a nice day
    All decision is left to your taste
      Agreed except the "waste time" comment.

      Getting a message that puts a smile on someone's face is hardly wasted time. :-)

        Agreed, Tilly. A hello or nice comment is certainly NOT a waste of time at all. We may work on machines, but we are still human, and a kind word can go a long way!

        Roy Alan

        Ok, tilly there you got and get a point :-)
        But how would you feel, when getting 20 mails per day like these?

        Have a nice day
        All decision is left to your taste
RE: Praise for module coders
by extremely (Priest) on Oct 27, 2000 at 04:47 UTC
    Write up a review of the module, how it works and why it rocks yer world. Make your praise useful and it will last longer, that is the best praise there is...

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    $you = new YOU;
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