Hi Michael > One of the most common cries I hear from CPAN users is that they have > trouble > finding modules. A CPAN module is largely found by its distribution name.
Right! And surely we can all recall cases of surprise upon encountering useful modules whose name - at least initially - was unexpected. > descriptor. Best practices for tags and how to work their strengths and > weaknesses are well understood. So do you have a URL of a (choosing) tags tutorial? I'll bet no 2 people will agree on which tags suit a set of modules, because the choice depends on our personalities rather than depending on the code. > The implementation is simple, add a "tags" keyword to META.yml. Have > search.cpan.org so something interesting with that extra information. OK. > The particular tags will fluctuate at first (ie. web vs www) but will > quickly > settle down, especially if aided by simple tag visualization tools like > tag > clouds. I'd say they will diverge rather than converge. See for example module names - it's that personal choice thing again. But that shouldn't stop us making CPAN more useful. > Unless someone screams "NO, STOP!" I intend to add this functionality to > MakeMaker. Do it no matter who screams! -- Ron Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]
