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    Getopt::Long
        Author: JV <https://metacpan.org/author/JV>

        Having worked for quite some time with option processing and several
        other similar modules, I have to say that most of the time you
        probably want to use Getopt::Long instead of the other alternatives.
        Or at least pick the alternatives which are based on Getopt::Long,
        instead of those that reinvent the wheel and do their own option
        parsing. <br><br>Most other modules that reinvent option parsing
        either don't bother to do short option bundling (-abc instead of -a
        -b -c), or abbreviation (--long-o instead --long-option-name), or
        the choice to (dis)allow mix-mashing options and arguments, or
        support '--' to end option processing, or respect ordering, or
        support multiple options (--verbose --verbose), or support
        '--foo=val' *as well as* '--foo val', and so on. These are features
        and conveniences that are taken for granted by people working daily
        in Unix command-line. <br>

    Text::Table::Tiny
        Author: NEILB <https://metacpan.org/author/NEILB>

        Very fast, several times faster than Text::TabularDisplay or
        Text::Table (and many times faster than the other slower
        table-generator modules). It uses sprintf() to format a whole row
        instead of formatting each cell separately using sprintf() and
        joining cells together with join(). <br><br>I did a comparison in:
        <a
        href="http://blogs.perl.org/users/steven_haryanto/2014/07/benchmarki
        ng-several-ascii-table-generator-modules.html"
        rel="nofollow">blogs.perl.org/users/steven_haryanto/...</a>

    Mo  Author: TINITA <https://metacpan.org/author/TINITA>

        A great alternative when Moo is a bit too much for you. Useful for
        scripts that must start really fast. Mind you, Moo loads about 5K
        lines of code and more than a dozen files, all of which takes +-
        10ms on my computer. Mo on the other hand is only a single line of
        +-500 characters, and it's inlinable. It loads in under 1ms. If a
        script must be executed thousands of times a day, that 9ms
        difference will matter more. <br><br>I use this for a very
        lightweight parent class. A richer subclass then uses Moo.
        <br><br>Isn't it great that we have the choices and upgrade path
        from the very minimal Mo, to Moo for normal cases, to Moos and Moose
        for even richer (but heavier) alternatives. Truly TIMTOWTDI! <br>

    App::ChangeShebang
        Author: SKAJI <https://metacpan.org/author/SKAJI>

        Given that the name of this module/app is &quot;change shebang&quot;
        (instead of &quot;change shebang to samedir perl&quot;) perhaps this
        app can be made more generic? For example, I've had to change all
        shebangs from &quot;#!/usr/bin/env perl&quot; to &quot;#!perl&quot;
        and vice versa. Perhaps this module/app can become a tool to easily
        switch between shebangs. <br>

    Hash::Ordered
        Author: DAGOLDEN <https://metacpan.org/author/DAGOLDEN>

        Overall looks ok, with the exception that it does not look and feel
        like a regular Perl hash at all. Now someone just needs to create a
        tie interface on top of this :) <br>

    App::whatthecommit
        Author: MUDLER <https://metacpan.org/author/MUDLER>

        From the description: &quot;App::whatthecommit is just another
        lazy-to-lazy line command utility.&quot; I'd thought the definition
        of laziness would be something like 'alias gc=git commit
        --allow-empty-message'. This is more like hubris. Or whatever. :)
        <br>

    Opt::Imistic
        Author: ALTREUS <https://metacpan.org/author/ALTREUS>

        Very nifty for short scripts and some clever design inside (all
        options are stored as arrayref, but there is some overloading to
        make getting boolean/flag and normal scalar value convenient).
        <br><br>For more &quot;proper&quot; scripts though (anything above
        say 20-30 lines) I'd recommend using something like Getopt::Long
        with a real spec. Some of the features I like in G::L not in
        Opt::Imistic: the ability to get --noOPT for free for flag options,
        the ability to configure permute/no_permute (mix mashing options
        with arguments), some data validation, and of course:
        autoabbreviation of long option names, which requires a spec after
        all.

    Devel::STrace
        Author: DARNOLD <https://metacpan.org/author/DARNOLD>

        The doc looks promising, it really looks like it could be the
        &quot;strace for Perl functions&quot;, but the usage is awkward (you
        have to open two terminals, one for running your program and
        producing trace file, and another for reading this file). And I'm
        probably an idiot, but I can't get this module to work for me.
        <br><br>One alternative if you're looking for a similar module is
        Debug::LTrace. <br><br>

    Devel::TraceSubs
        Author: PARTICLE <https://metacpan.org/author/PARTICLE>

        For an alternative, try Debug::LTrace, which roughly provides the
        same basic feature but is more convenient to use from the
        command-line and give extra information like timing. <br><br>

    Devel::TraceCalls
        Author: COSIMO <https://metacpan.org/author/COSIMO>

        Might be powerful and flexible, but not convenient to use especially
        from command-line. (I was searching for something like &quot;strace
        for Perl function&quot;). <br>

    Debug::LTrace
        Author: KOORCHIK <https://metacpan.org/author/KOORCHIK>

        One of the more convenient and usable subroutine tracing modules on
        CPAN. If you're looking for something like &quot;strace for Perl
        functions&quot;, try this. <br>

    Debug::Trace
        Author: JV <https://metacpan.org/author/JV>

        Good module, but try its derivative Debug::LTrace instead.
        Debug::Trace doesn't fake caller() yet so traced/wrapped subroutines
        get caller() results that are &quot;off-by-1&quot; (see
        Hook::LexWrap). Plus, Debug::LTrace gives more information like
        timing. <br><br>

    App::Trace
        Author: SPADKINS <https://metacpan.org/author/SPADKINS>

        The name and abstract is slightly inaccurate/misleading. This module
        is supposed to be a general logging framework instead of just
        subroutine entry/exit tracer. For alternative subroutine tracer, I'd
        recommend Devel::TraceSubs or Devel::TraceCalls (or even
        Devel::Trace + variants). <br><br>Not very convenient to use. It
        still requires you to put 'if $App::Trace' clause everytime. For
        general logging that can be switched on/off upon runtime, I'd
        recommend using Log::Any instead. <br><br>Lastly, this module is
        tied to App::Options and thus only really usable if you use both.

    Tie::Hash::Identity
        Author: CINDY <https://metacpan.org/author/CINDY>

        Hash::Identity has a use case of convenience when embedding
        expression in double-quote strings. I fail to see the point of
        Tie::Hash::Identity though. Can't you just say: <br><br>'abc' eq
        'abc'; # true <br><br>(1+2+3) eq '6'; # true <br>

    Hash::Identity
        Author: CINDY <https://metacpan.org/author/CINDY>

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

        Please consider a simpler non-OO interface instead, a la
        File::chdir: <br><br>use File::Umask; # or whatever, the
        &quot;Local&quot; thing is redundant <br> { <br><br>local $UMASK =
        0077; <br><br>open(...); <br><br>copy(...); <br> } <br> =head1
        previous umask is restored

        <br><br>which is arguably better (to me at least) than the current:
        <br><br>use Umask::Local; <br> { <br><br>my $umask_local =
        Umask::Local-&gt;new(0077); <br><br>open(...); <br><br>copy(...);
        <br> } <br> =head1 previous umask is restored

        <br>

    Proc::PidUtil
        Author: MIKER <https://metacpan.org/author/MIKER>

        No file locking is currently done to the PID file to avoid race
        condition. Look at Proc::PID::File for a more proper implementation.
        <br><br>

    Data::Dumper::Sorted
        Author: MIKER <https://metacpan.org/author/MIKER>

        Unnecessary. Data::Dumper does have the option to sort hash keys
        ($Sortkeys, look for 'sort' in 'perldoc Data::Dumper'). <br><br>This
        module also does not handle circular refs yet (and probably lacks
        other features of Data::Dumper too). <br><br>Also the choice of
        returning error (&quot;$Var00 = not a reference&quot; when given
        Dumper(1) for example) as result is arguably unwise. <br>

    Archive::Probe
        Author: FGZ <https://metacpan.org/author/FGZ>

        I would personally pick a non-OO, no-nonsense interface based on
        File::Find, like: <br><br>use File::Find::Archive qw(find); # or
        find_archive <br> find(sub { ... }, &quot;some.tar.gz&quot;);
        <br><br>instead of the multiline, tedious setup just to search a
        file. <br>

    App::DBBrowser
        Author: KUERBIS <https://metacpan.org/author/KUERBIS>

        A nice, minimalistic, terminal-based user interface for browsing
        your database and tables. Might be useful for simple cases.
        <br><br>It would be *much* more useful if usernames/passwords,
        queries, and other settings can be saved in a config/session file.
        <br>

    Locale::Maketext
        Author: TODDR <https://metacpan.org/author/TODDR>

        Users might want to check out this article on why one should perhaps
        use Locale::TextDomain instead of Locale::Maketext: <a
        href="http://www.perladvent.org/2013/2013-12-09.html"
        rel="nofollow">www.perladvent.org/2013/2013-12-09.html</a>

    Curses::Toolkit
        Nice effort, but one might also want to look at Tickit, which is not
        curses-based and looks more promising. Being based on Curses, this
        module still suffers from the many bugs and limitations of curses.
        The lack of Shift-Tab support, for one. <br><br>See also: <a
        href="http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=1059926"
        rel="nofollow">www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=1059926</a> <br><br>As I
        explore doing TUI more, I will update the reviews. <br>

    Moo::Lax
        Author: DAMS <https://metacpan.org/author/DAMS>

        Great idea! I've been bitten and annoyed by strictures on more than
        one occasion. It has its uses, but users should have a choice on how
        to react to warnings. <br>

    App::YTDL
        This module is based on WWW::YouTube::Download but its documentation
        does not yet explain how it differs from WWW::YouTube::Download.
        From what I see at a glance, App::YTDL supports downloading a video
        from a playlist and setting download speed limit, but perhaps the
        author should do the mode detailed explaining to help users when to
        choose between the two. <br>

    Data::CompactDump
        Author: MILSO <https://metacpan.org/author/MILSO>

        At the current form, simply too simplistic to be an alternative to
        Data::Dump or Data::Dumper. No support for blessed refs,
        filehandle/globs, circular references, and so on. Changes numbers to
        stringy numbers or vice versa. <br><br>Currently also contains some
        bugs like for -1 (changes it to string), &quot;\&quot; (produces
        invalid dump, does not handle backslash yet currently), <br><br>And
        Data::Dump's dump of {} and [] are currently more compact ;-)
        <br><br>Need to be improved significantly first. But keep up the
        effort.

    P   Author: LAWALSH <https://metacpan.org/author/LAWALSH>

        I personally don't mind the namespace choice. There are other
        single-letter CPAN modules too like B, L, U, V. If you have a beef
        with regard to namespace, don't single out P and perhaps downvote
        the other modules too. <br><br>Having said that, I would like to
        comment on the design and implementation of this module. <br><br>1)
        The choice of Unicode character U+2204 as representation of undef.
        Unless one does something like 'binmode STDOUT, &quot;:utf8&quot;',
        with 'say P undef' I am just trading one warning (&quot;Use of
        uninitialized value&quot;) with another (&quot;Wide character in
        say/print&quot;). The wide character warning is avoided if you do 'P
        &quot;%s&quot;, undef' though, which means... <br><br>2) P loads
        utf8 by default. For ultra-lightweight cases, this is sometimes not
        desirable. There is currently no way to turn this off. <br><br>3)
        The arbitrary choice of three levels deep when printing references.
        This can be customized but with an unusual syntax. But again, the
        arbitrary choice of three. <br><br>4) The &quot;complex&quot; rules
        of newline printing. p() is like puts, it can optionally add a
        newline. But unlike puts, the doc says it can also remove newlines.
        The behavior can also change if the string to be printed ends with
        0x83. <br><br>I might use P for a sprintf/printf replacement, but
        for debugging values, I'd prefer something &quot;dumber&quot; like
        Data::Dump::Color (or Data::Printer, if that's your thing).

    Xporter

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        Is there a specific goal for using a tied hash (since there is
        already %INC)?

    Promises
        Author: YANICK <https://metacpan.org/author/YANICK>

        5-star for its documentation. <br>

    Lingua::ITA::Numbers
        Author: PETAMEM <https://metacpan.org/author/PETAMEM>

        Does the author care to explain the sudden influx of
        Lingua::&lt;3-letter-code&gt;:: modules (which look like mostly just
        repackaging of their corresponding Lingua::&lt;2-letter-code&gt;::
        modules with no mention of purpose in the PODs)? The original
        modules are not orphaned either (for example, I still maintain
        Lingua::ID::*). <br><br>No Changes file. Versioning synchronized for
        all 3-letter modules with no indication of what version of the
        2-letter-code module is used. For example, Lingua::ITA::Numbers' doc
        still says &quot;decimals don't work properly&quot;, while
        Lingua::IT::Numbers' doesn't (however, needless use of
        Regexp::Common does gets removed).

    HTTP::Headers::Patch::DontUseStorable
        Author: PERLANCAR <https://metacpan.org/author/PERLANCAR>

        @zaxon: I'm not sure if it's a bug with HTTP::Headers, more like a
        workaround for Storable. See the FAQ in the updated v0.03 for more
        details. <br>

    Storable
        Author: NWCLARK <https://metacpan.org/author/NWCLARK>

        Balancing previous glowing reviews. Storable has it faults, for
        example historically its track record for file format backwards
        compatibility is poor, making programs fail when loading Storable
        files after the module is upgraded. <br><br>Also, more importantly,
        add builtin support for Regexp object already! It's almost 2013,
        Regexp object has been around for, what, more than a decade? I can
        understand not supporting serializing filehandle or coderef, but
        Regexp object?

        Rating: 2/10

    WWW::YouTube::Download
        Author: OALDERS <https://metacpan.org/author/OALDERS>

        Works for me too ATM. I've tried several command-line scripts (most
        of them Python-based, like youtube-dl, tubenick, etc). Sometimes
        they work, sometimes they broke. It's the nature of this kind of
        script. The quality comes from persistence. This module has been
        maintained since 2009, through several YouTube's changes. I commend
        the author, good job, and thanks!

    Number::Zero
        From the module's POD: &quot;The number zero and undef are difficult
        to determine in Perl.&quot; <br><br>Are they? <br><br>say
        !defined($data) ? &quot;undef&quot; : &quot;not undef&quot;;
        <br><br>say defined($data) &amp;&amp; $data==0 ? &quot;zero&quot; :
        &quot;not zero&quot;; # yes, warn if non-numeric <br><br>use
        Scalar::Util 'looks_like_number'; <br> say looks_like_number($data)
        &amp;&amp; $data==0 ? &quot;zero&quot; : &quot;not zero&quot;;
        <br><br>Though I understand the need for a convenient
        &quot;is_zero&quot; function if you need to test for zero in a
        program a lot.

    Syntax::SourceHighlight
        Author: MATLIB <https://metacpan.org/author/MATLIB>

        IMO, currently the only usable (read: non-crap) code syntax
        highlighting library on CPAN. Cons: you'll need to install GNU
        Source-highlight (and its development library/header) which pulls
        over 100MB of packages on my Debian. <br>

        Rating: 8/10

    Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Kate
        Author: MANWAR <https://metacpan.org/author/MANWAR>

        Highlighter engine doesn't seem updated (for example, defined-or is
        not yet interpreted correctly by this module but already correctly
        by Kate itself). Does not provide default theme (must specify all
        colors). Seem to be very slow (takes 1.5s for a 18K Perl .pm file
        while Pygments only takes 0.2s). <br><br>

        Rating: 2/10

    Syntax::Highlight::JSON
        Author: MART <https://metacpan.org/author/MART>

        No documentation. Combines formatting and syntax-highlighting, so
        you cannot preserve original formatting. Only outputs to HTML and no
        default &quot;theme&quot; (CSS) provided. <br>

        Rating: 2/10

    Syntax::Highlight::Engine::Simple
        Author: AKHUETTEL <https://metacpan.org/author/AKHUETTEL>

        Output looks decent. However, it currently only formats to HTML/CSS
        (no ANSI, LaTeX, etc). Also, it needs more languages support. <br>

        Rating: 6/10

    Syntax::Highlight::Universal
        Author: PALANT <https://metacpan.org/author/PALANT>

        Only targets (X)HTML (i.e. no alternative output like ANSI or
        LaTeX). Supposedly slow. But it doesn't matter because code no
        longer builds (last updated in 2005).

        Rating: 2/10

    text::highlight
        Outdated (no longer updated), poor capability (even for some simple
        Perl code, the output is atrocious), few languages supported. A far
        cry from Pygments or coderay.

        Rating: 2/10

    SemVer
        Author: DWHEELER <https://metacpan.org/author/DWHEELER>

        Good for semantic versioning scheme like 1.2.3 vs 1.2.3alpha vs
        1.2.3rc (1.2.3 should be the latest, not the alpha or rc). However,
        does not accept e.g. 1.0beta (at least three components are needed).
        Perhaps relax this requirement? <br><br>Also take a look at
        Debian::Dpkg::Version. <br>

    Sort::Versions
        Author: NEILB <https://metacpan.org/author/NEILB>

        Good for Perl-style versioning scheme (1.2.3) but does not work as
        people expect for semantic versioning scheme like 1.2.3 vs
        1.2.3alpha vs 1.2.3rc (1.2.3 should be the latest, not the alpha or
        rc). For handling the latter case, use SemVer. Also take a look at
        Debian::Dpkg::Version.

    App::Countdown
        Author: SHLOMIF <https://metacpan.org/author/SHLOMIF>

        Nice idea, though I'd probably just write a shell function for this.
        <br>

        Rating: 8/10

    Data::Compare
        Author: DCANTRELL <https://metacpan.org/author/DCANTRELL>

        Pros: handle hashes as well as arrays, handle nested and cyclic
        structure, plugins. <br><br>Cons: No cmp-like functionality
        (returning -1, 0, 1), slow (even slower than Array::Compare).
        <br><br>See also: Array::Compare, JSON/YAML/Storable. <br>

        Rating: 6/10

    Array::Compare
        Author: DAVECROSS <https://metacpan.org/author/DAVECROSS>

        Pros: has a perm() function to check whether the two arrays contain

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        on CPAN, and that's okay, I just wish more people would document the
        reason.

    Sub::Mage
        Author: BRADH <https://metacpan.org/author/BRADH>

        Since the first release, there are 13 subsequent releases in total.
        What are the changes between releases? No idea, the author doesn't
        bother to update Changes (and no public repo is listed). Apparently
        all his other modules are also like this. Not very user-friendly.
        <br><br>UPDATE 2011-11-22: I see that this has been rectified by the
        author, there is now Changes entry for each new release. Cool,
        thanks. <br>

    relative_lib
        Documentation is placed in README.md, so it's inaccessible from
        perldoc et al. Why? This is not a Python library.

    CPAN::Mini::Webserver
        Author: MITHALDU <https://metacpan.org/author/MITHALDU>

        Just found out about it, despite having used CPAN::Mini for over a
        year. Helps *a lot*. More people should know this (e.g. mention from
        CPAN::Mini POD).

    Win32::App::which
        Author: DOLMEN <https://metacpan.org/author/DOLMEN>

        I don't use this module since I'm not on Windows. But why another
        module? File::Which also handles Win32 (probably not the &quot;the
        current directory is explored before PATH&quot; thing, but you
        should consider submitting a patch). <br><br>At least the
        documentation should state why this module is necessary. It
        complicates scripts by having to select between two 'which'
        implementations.

    Devel::Platform::Info
        Author: BARBIE <https://metacpan.org/author/BARBIE>

        I knew CPAN wouldn't let me down. Now I can discard my own
        OS/platform detecting code (which probably is buggier and not nearly
        as extensive) and rely on Devel::Platform::Info instead.
        <br><br>Devel::Platform::Info gives information not only about the
        OS but also architecture, kernel type &amp; version, etc. In my case
        I need to detect distro name, its version, and its codename. All of
        those are provided. <br><br>This module is so new though (started in
        2010) so I wonder whether this need has never come up before. <br>

    Package::Builder
        Author: DRAUONER <https://metacpan.org/author/DRAUONER>

        Less boilerplate please!

        Rating: 2/10

    File::LibMagic
        Author: DROLSKY <https://metacpan.org/author/DROLSKY>

        After comparing against File::MMagic, File::MMagic::XS, File::Type,
        I ended up choosing File::LibMagic because it has the least problems
        and looks like being the most maintained (although it would be nice
        if the author cleans up the RT queue). <br><br>For those stuck
        without a C compiler, File::Type or File::Magic can be an
        alternative.

        Rating: 8/10

    File::MMagic::XS
        Author: DMAKI <https://metacpan.org/author/DMAKI>

        Last time I checked, still can't parse system magic database, e.g.
        /usr/share/file/magic (bug first filed in RT 4 years ago).
        <br><br>The currently recommended module in this area seems to be
        File::LibMagic. Other alternatives include File::MMagic (slow and
        buggy, no longer maintained), Media::Type::Simple (only maps MIME
        type from/to file extension).

        Rating: 4/10

    File::MMagic
        Author: KNOK <https://metacpan.org/author/KNOK>

        Works for basic usage, but has quite a few problems. Plus it is not
        very performant. Doesn't seem to be maintained anymore. <br><br>The
        currently recommended module in this area seems to be
        File::LibMagic. Other alternatives include File::Type (gives less
        useful results), File::MMagic::XS (also not actively maintained?
        long standing bugs like failure to parse system magic file still
        persists), Media::Type::Simple (only maps MIME type from/to file
        extension). <br>

        Rating: 4/10

    File::Type
        Author: PMISON <https://metacpan.org/author/PMISON>

        As another reviewer has said, this module tends to conclude
        &quot;application/octet-stream&quot; for many kinds of files, making
        it not very useful. <br><br>The currently recommended module in this
        area seems to be File::LibMagic. Other alternatives include
        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 :)

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        now it is somewhat the de facto standard. It's more modern and far
        more modular than the monolithic Date::Manip (every timezone and
        language support and parsing/formatting modules shipped in one
        single distribution). <br><br>And then there's the 5.x -&gt; 6.x
        debacle. As someone who also sprinkle Perl 5.10 requirements to his
        CPAN modules, I can feel for the author. But the difference is, most
        of my modules are not that widely used/known, and also many start
        its life already requiring 5.10 right from its first released
        version. While in Date::Manip's case, this happens to a very widely
        used module. Surely backwards compatibility should be considered
        more. <br><br>All in all, you are free to use or not use
        Date::Manip. There are other alternatives. Pick wisely. <br>

        Rating: 6/10

    App::pmuninstall
        Author: XAICRON <https://metacpan.org/author/XAICRON>

        One would wonder why CPAN clients still don't have this crucial
        feature Though you see Miyagawa listed in the Credits so maybe
        cpanminus or its sister will end up having this functionality? One
        can only hope. At 0.06, some things are not working flawlessly
        (submitted in RT). Keep up the good work! <br><br>

    App::lntree
        Author: ROKR <https://metacpan.org/author/ROKR>

        I guess this app is still useful, since &quot;cp -sR&quot; still
        doesn't work as many would expect, and there are Windows users out
        there (yes, newer NTFS does support symlinks; though I don't know
        whether this module supports creating symlinks on NTFS). <br><br>A
        minor comment would be on the name, maybe lnstree can be considered
        instead (since &quot;ln&quot; indicates hardlink, at least for me).
        Btw, there's also a free software called &quot;lns&quot; to do the
        exact same thing. <br><br>

    Data::Clone
        Author: GFUJI <https://metacpan.org/author/GFUJI>

        I've never encountered difficulty in cloning data structures in
        Perl, usually I just use Clone or sometimes Storable's freeze + thaw
        (the later does not yet support cloning Regexp objects out of the
        box). <br><br>However, I like Data::Clone for its speed! It's
        several times faster than Clone or freeze+thaw. So hats up. Planning
        to use Data::Clone in future projects. <br><br>Now if we can
        convince Goro to write a fast serializer/deserializer with compact
        output (essentially, a faster version of Storable), that would be
        even nicer :-) <br><br>

    Data::Pond
        Author: ZEFRAM <https://metacpan.org/author/ZEFRAM>

        With due respect to the author, I fail to see the practical point of
        Pond. Pond (Perl-based open notation for data) is the Perl
        counterpart of JSON, except that implementation is currently only
        available in Perl (CMIIW), and &quot;Pond represents fewer data
        types directly&quot;. <br><br>Pond is pitched against Data::Dumper +
        eval, which is dangerous, but Data::Dumper + eval is by far not the
        only method available for serialization. Perl can do Storable, JSON,
        YAML, even PHP serialization format. <br><br>The documentation does
        not show what Pond looks like. <br><br>One cute thing about Pond is
        that you can check Pond syntax using a single regex. But apart from
        that, there's nothing compelling in using Pond to serialize data.

        Rating: 4/10

    File::Which
        Author: PLICEASE <https://metacpan.org/author/PLICEASE>

        You can always count on CPAN to have prewritten modules for various
        things, including this one. I've never bothered before about
        portability and just rely on the &quot;which&quot; command, but for
        one reason there's a time when I just couldn't do that. <br><br>Btw,
        there's also File::Which::Cached.

    String::ShellQuote
        Author: ROSCH <https://metacpan.org/author/ROSCH>

        I admit it. Ever since I know about escapeshellarg() and
        escapeshellcmd() in PHP, I've been reimplementing this function in
        Perl literally a million of times (mostly because of laziness and
        because it only takes a couple of lines in Perl). Only a few months
        ago after the millionth time I said enough is enough and started to
        look around in CPAN, and found this module. <br><br>The only problem
        for this module is lack of visibility. Before I've never read
        articles or blog posts mentioning this module, ever. Yes, we have
        system() that can bypass the shell, but qx() can't. So yes, this
        module needs to be marketed more! <br>

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

        Another very handy little module that takes the hassle out of
        figuring the various mechanisms of capturing output. <br><br>Nice
        interface, great documentation, very easy to use. But....
        <br><br>Currently it cannot just capture stdout *ONLY* or stderr
        *ONLY* (while leaving the other alone). I believe this is one of the
        most commonly requested feature (already in RT). If that feature is
        implemented, this module deservers a 7-star rating.

        Rating: 8/10

    File::chdir
        Author: DAGOLDEN <https://metacpan.org/author/DAGOLDEN>

        This is a handy little module, with a simple and nice interface. One
        of the more common bugs encountered in my scripts is forgetting to
        track the current working directory after doing chdir() in
        subroutines. By localizing $CWD, I don't have to worry that
        subroutines mess up current working directory anymore.

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