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        Author: SLANNING <https://metacpan.org/author/SLANNING>

        No longer builds (tested on a current Debian). A pity, since drop-in
        replacements for WWW::Mechanize (using different backend like curl,
        IE, Mozilla, Chrome, etc) might be handy. <br><br>

    LWP::Curl
        Author: LORN <https://metacpan.org/author/LORN>

        Those looking for LWP drop-in replacement might want to take a look
        at the recently released LWP::Protocol::Net::Curl instead, which
        supports WWW::Mechanize. <br><br>

    LWP::Protocol::Net::Curl
        Author: SYP <https://metacpan.org/author/SYP>

        Shows great promise. I personally need this for HTTPS proxy support.
        After testing, the module still doesn't work to login to my internet
        banking sites. But I'll still check in from time to time. <br>

    Devel::SizeMe
        Author: TIMB <https://metacpan.org/author/TIMB>

        Wow, just wow. Hopefully now that we can use this tool to know how
        big things are, we are encouraged to create leaner, faster, more
        efficient Perl modules.

    Oktest
        Author: KWATCH <https://metacpan.org/author/KWATCH>

        A reinvention of Perl testing modules (it even comes with an
        equivalent for 'prove' command), with probably no added features and
        some added quirks. (Nested) topic can already be done using
        Test::More's subtests. Filtering and setup/teardown can be done with
        Test::Class. And I am supposed to replace specific assertion
        functions (with specific, helpful error messages) like is(), isnt(),
        like(), is_deeply(), etc with just OK()? <br>

        Rating: 4/10

    HTML::Escape
        Author: TOKUHIROM <https://metacpan.org/author/TOKUHIROM>

        Still a bit slower than PHP's htmlspecialchars(), but in the same
        ballpark. An order of magnitude faster than HTML::Entities. Does not
        provide unescaping, but it's okay since escaping is the majority of
        use cases.

    Clone::Fast
        Casual benchmarking on my PC shows that Data::Clone is up to twice
        faster than this.

        Rating: 6/10

    Perl::Strip
        Author: MLEHMANN <https://metacpan.org/author/MLEHMANN>

        Balancing previous unhelpful review. Slowish (can't complain,
        PPI-based) but works and comes with a command-line utility.
        <br><br>Beware though that the command-line utility modifies file in
        place without backup, without warning, and without option to create
        backup. <br>

        Rating: 8/10

    Perl::Squish
        Author: ADAMK <https://metacpan.org/author/ADAMK>

        Have failed to build for 1.5 years (reported bug RT#66958 left
        untouched, users need to install Module::Install first). No usage
        documentation. <br><br>

        Rating: 2/10

    perlsecret
        Author: BOOK <https://metacpan.org/author/BOOK>

        Nice collection of perl shortcuts. Today I forgot about the name for
        &quot;x!!&quot; and nicely found it in this module.

    PerlX::ArraySkip
        Author: TOBYINK <https://metacpan.org/author/TOBYINK>

        Cute idea as always, though I'd rather use comments rather than
        taking multiple sub calls hit.

    App::perlfind
        Author: MARCEL <https://metacpan.org/author/MARCEL>

        A timesaver. Using it on a daily basis (aliased to &quot;pod&quot;).
        Thanks, Marcel!

    PerlX::Maybe
        Author: TOBYINK <https://metacpan.org/author/TOBYINK>

        A nice syntax addition for avoiding passing or writing a bunch of
        undefs. More convenient to write than using ternary operator or
        grep. I'm beginning to adore syntax modules like this (as long as it
        adds negligible overhead). <br><br>

    File::Path::Tiny
        Author: DMUEY <https://metacpan.org/author/DMUEY>

        I like the concept, but do not like the overly short names mk() and
        rm(). Instead of mk(), how about mkdir_p() or mkpath() like in
        File::Path. Instead of rm(), how about rm_r() or rmtree() like in
        File::Path. <br>

        Rating: 6/10

    Exporter::Lite
        Author: NEILB <https://metacpan.org/author/NEILB>

        2011-10-04: I am now using Exporter::Lite exclusively instead of
        Exporter. Got bit once by Exporter when using for an OO module due
        to clash of assigning to @ISA vs 'use base'. +1 for putting it into
        core. <br><br>EDIT 2012-08-08: Nowadays I revert back to Exporter
        most of the time because Exporter is core. To avoid @ISA issue, one
        simply needs to import import() instead setting @ISA: <br><br>use
        Exporter qw(import); <br>

    YAML::Syck

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        File::MMagic (slow, has quite a few bugs, no longer maintained),
        File::MMagic::XS (also not actively maintained? long standing bug
        like failure to parse system magic file still persists),
        Media::Type::Simple (only maps MIME type from/to file extension).
        <br>

        Rating: 2/10

    Time::Mock
        Author: EWILHELM <https://metacpan.org/author/EWILHELM>

        Balancing previous 1 rating by @Ingo. <br><br>To Ingo: You said
        module's documentation is okay, one feature you use works okay, and
        other features you don't use. Why only 1 star then? <br><br>This
        module is a worthy alternative to Test::MockTime. It offers extra
        features such as working across forks, mocking Time::HiRes
        (eventually), and speeding/slowing down time.

    Sakai::Stats
        Release early, release often indeed. First you release nothing but
        boilerplate :)

        Rating: 2/10

    Spreadsheet::Perl
        Author: NKH <https://metacpan.org/author/NKH>

        Good documentation. All modules' documentation should similarly
        strive to contain at least: rationale for existence, pointer to
        alternatives, and task-oriented organization.

    Unix::PasswdFileOps
        Author: BMAYNARD <https://metacpan.org/author/BMAYNARD>

        Less-than-descriptive name (module's main function seems to be
        sorting entries, can't be guessed from the name). No unit tests.
        Doesn't handle /etc/shadow. Also, it might be useful to explain why
        one needs to sort entries in passwd file. <br>

        Rating: 4/10

    Array::Diff
        Author: NEILB <https://metacpan.org/author/NEILB>

        Yes, simple and gets the job done. Though I'm a bit curious with the
        implementation. If the interface is only to get number of deleted
        and added items (instead of positions of deletion/insertion), why
        depend on Algorithm::Diff (or use the name 'diff', for that matter).
        <br>

    DZ1 Why do we need this uploaded to CPAN?

        Rating: 2/10

    Passwd::Unix
        Author: STRZELEC <https://metacpan.org/author/STRZELEC>

        No tests. No detailed error status, only true/false (yes, there is a
        'warnings' parameter on constructor, but this doesn't give out
        warnings on all operations, only some). No locking (although there
        is backup, but still). <br><br>Also, some weird choices, why use
        bzip2 when creating backup? Or, why still require running as root
        (checking $() if we are allowing custom database file location?
        <br><br>Between this and Unix::ConfigFile, I'm seriously considering
        using Unix commands instead (useradd, userdel, gpasswd, et al).
        <br><br>UPDATE 2011-04-21: I created a fork of Passwd::Unix 0.52
        called Passwd::Unix::Alt instead, which add some tests and
        modifications. Try it out if your needs are also not met by
        Passwd::Unix. <br><br>UPDATE 2012-08-30: I created a new module
        called Unix::Passwd::File. Try it out if your needs are also not met
        by Passwd::Unix.

        Rating: 2/10

    Unix::ConfigFile
        Author: SSNODGRA <https://metacpan.org/author/SSNODGRA>

        Outdated module that doesn't handle /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow.

        Rating: 2/10

    lib::xi
        Author: GFUJI <https://metacpan.org/author/GFUJI>

        Handy module for installing dependencies. There are previous
        efforts, but the arrival of cpanm makes autoinstall process less
        tedious, so hats off also to the creator of cpanm. <br>

    Capture::Tiny::Extended
        Author: MITHALDU <https://metacpan.org/author/MITHALDU>

        Indispensable. Provides nice enhancement to Capture::Tiny
        (particularly the real-time teeing). <br>

    google_talk_bot
        Improperly packaged, improper POD formatting, bot messages hardcoded
        in script, and yes... idiotic license. Basically a &quot;trial&quot;
        script to bait users into consultation gig. CPAN is not a place for
        this kind of thing. Please try again. <br>

        Rating: 2/10

    Clone::Any
        Author: EVO <https://metacpan.org/author/EVO>

        Using Clone::Any nowadays is more trouble than it's worth.
        <br><br>First, there are annoying incompatibilities between cloning
        modules. Most notably Storable, which is the default cloning module
        if Clone is not available, *still* doesn't support storing Regexp
        objects out-of-the-box after all these years. <br><br>Second, this
        module has not been updated for a long time and newer alternatives
        like the fast Data::Clone is not recognized. <br><br>Right now I'm
        replacing all code from using Clone::Any code to Data::Clone.
        <br><br>

        Rating: 4/10

    Array::OrdHash
        Author: WOWASURIN <https://metacpan.org/author/WOWASURIN>

        Fun module to play with, especially for those among us infected with
        a bit of PHP envy (me, never!). <br>