Yesterday's thread Baldly globaling where no-one globaled before. gave me a chance to mention C::Scan and Data::Flow,two of my favorite modules because of the sheer "AHA!" experiences I had working my way through their code. Which made me curious...

What modules have other monks found particularly enlightening? Not necessarily because of what the module does, but because it's clearly written, or has some really slick Perl in it, or the method interface is well thought-out, or... Well, what's your reason that you liked it?

CPAN is so large, that I'm sure there are a lot of overlooked cool modules in its corners. I can't imagine a better self-learning experience than being able to take a look at what other monks have found there.

In reply to What's your favorite module? by knight

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