On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:40, A. Pagaltzis wrote: > People would install these modules anyway even if they > never get into core or a Bundle::PerlPlus, if they knew that > these modules are important to them in the first place.
That's really the point. Instead of saying, "Go install X and Y and Z and...", wouldn't it be easier to say "Go install Bundle::FOO and you'll get everything, including documentation on which is there and why"? > Which just goes to show: we need more effective ways to educate > people. Bundle::PerlPlus would wouldn’t change anything > fundamental about the big picture – some people would know about > it, some wouldn’t, and as far as beginners are concerned, it > would be just one more grain on the huge sandpile of accreted > knowledge about good development practices in Perl. Sure, but it's only one thing people need to remember. One thing is easier than N things, especially as N changes every time the core changes. -- c
