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Posted on April 23, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: author:neilb, cpan, dependencies, perl, TODO |
Specifying the type of your CPAN dependencies In this article, we’ll cover the different types of dependencies and how you combine these with the phases (described in the previous article) to specify the dependencies (or prereqs) for your CPAN distribution. Posts in this series: An introduction to CPAN distribution metadata Dependency phases in CPAN distribution […]
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Posted on April 12, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: author:xdg, cpan, perl, versioning |
Version numbers should be boring Unfortunately, version numbers in Perl aren’t boring and easy. Instead, they are complicated and confusing. Every Perl programmer needs to understand at least some of this complexity. Otherwise, you can make life difficult for yourself or others without realizing it.
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Posted on April 12, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: author:neilb, cpan, perl, versioning |
The meaning of version 0.x versus 1.x If the first release of your CPAN module has version 0.01, then when should you release version 1.00, and what does that signify? For a good while now I’ve kinda of read 0.x as “I’m still kicking things around”, and you go to 1.x when things have settled […]
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Posted on April 10, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: author:neilb, cpan, cpan:extutils-makemaker, dependencies, perl |
Dependency phases in CPAN distribution metadata In this article I’ll drill into more detail at one critical component of a distribution’s metadata: dependencies, also known as prerequisites (usually shortened to “prereqs”). This is how you specify other CPAN modules that your distribution depends on. Posts in this series: An introduction to CPAN distribution metadata Dependency […]
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Posted on April 3, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: author:neilb, cpan, perl |
An introduction to CPAN distribution metadata All CPAN releases (these days) include a metadata file which has information about the distribution. It can be used by tools like CPAN clients (when installing modules), but it’s also helpful for other tool writers, and people analysing the structure of CPAN. The metadata file will be called META.yml […]
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Posted on March 3, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ci, circle-ci, django, jenkins-ci, python, travis-ci |
Continuous Integration. CircleCI vs Travis CI vs Jenkins The main goal of continuous integration is to identify the problems that may occur during the development process earlier and more easily. If you integrate regularly — there is much less to check while looking for errors. That results in less time spent for debugging and more […]
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Posted on March 2, 2017. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: packaging, python, r/python, reddit |
A Simple Guide for Python Packaging – Small Things about Python Code reuse is a very common need. It saves you time for writing the same code multiple times, enables leveraging other smart people’s work to make new things happen. Even just for one project, it helps organize code in a modular way so you […]
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