Hey #CPAN authors, you have Opinions on how to best develop and package #Perl modules. What's the best way in 2025?
I've used Dist::Zilla, but there are other options that might encourage contributors who don't use it. What are they?
I'm using a plain ExtUtils::MakeMaker-based setup for https://metacpan.org/dist/Log-Any-Adapter-MacOS-OSLog, but keeping prerequisites and version numbers in sync is a chore. I'd like to adopt a better workflow for my other dists.
Sorry to all the #dzil haters, but in the end I'm going back to Dist::Zilla for this and my other #Perl #CPAN distributions. I tried the alternatives, but they all failed me for one reason or another.
And in the end, it's just hard to argue with a negative line count delta.
The good news is that I've got it configured to maintain build/main and build/release branches that one can fork and contribute to without having to install all my dependencies.
I think I feel another blog post coming on.
Mark Gardner
Timothy Legge