On Sun, 2005-11-06 at 07:51 +0100, Andreas J. Koenig wrote: > > So, the question I would now ask: How rigidly should I enforce the > > 44-character limit if I am guiding someone in the task of creating > > proper Perl modules? > As the module list is dead, we cannot really argue in favor of 44 > characters except with the one argument of tradition/best practice. I > believe when 3815 authos have managed to describe their modules in 44 > characters, then it should be doable for some other 3815000 modules > too.
Yes, let's keep it short. But how about increasing the limit to 60 or so? Many a time I would've liked an extra word or two. > There's an old business advice that you shouldn't start an enterprize > if you cannot describe its mission in a single sentence. I think its > true for modules too. There are very few sentences that fit in 44 characters. 60 characters I think still honours this principle. Sam.