Dist::Zilla::Starter – Guide to getting started with Dist::Zilla

Posted on May 18, 2019. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

Dist::Zilla::Starter – Guide to getting started with Dist::Zilla I’ve been trying to put together this guide for a while, as a modern introduction to the intentions and inner workings of Dist::Zilla, there isn’t much out there that really tells you how it works and why. Dist::Zilla::Starter @ MetaCPAN

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Discipulus’s step by step tutorial on module creation with tests and git

Posted on December 20, 2018. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Discipulus’s step by step tutorial on module creation with tests and git [This] tutorial is a step by step journey into Perl module development with tests, documentation, and git integration. It seemed to me the very minimal approach in late 2018. See also the GitHub repository and discussion on r/perl (includes a nice description of […]

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Dist::Zilla Starter revision 3 – Git, versioning, and more

Posted on September 27, 2018. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

Dist::Zilla Starter revision 3 – Git, versioning, and more I’ve just released revision 3 of the @Starter plugin bundle for the Dist::Zilla CPAN distribution authoring tool. There’s no changes to the base configuration from revision 2, but there are now additional options to help manage common authoring tasks using modern best practices. You must set […]

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Dist::Zilla @Starter – Revision 2

Posted on September 27, 2018. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

Dist::Zilla @Starter – Revision 2 I recently released revision 2 of the [@Starter] plugin bundle for Dist::Zilla. This revision brings small improvements to the default behavior, as well as the option to set a different installer plugin. In order to use the new revision, you must set the option “revision = 2” when using the […]

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Dist::Zilla – Why you should use @Starter instead of @Basic

Posted on September 27, 2018. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

Dist::Zilla – Why you should use @Starter instead of @Basic If you’re currently using [@Basic], there are a few reasons you should consider switching over. [@Basic] has become somewhat outdated as it needs to maintain compatibility with existing configs; [@Starter] modernizes the base plugin set. For example, it includes the important [MetaJSON] plugin for generating […]

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A Guide to Versions in Perl

Posted on April 14, 2018. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

A Guide to Versions in Perl Version numbers in Perl are very important; they allow orderly updating and maintenance of modules and distributions across the CPAN, and allow CPAN modules and consumers to require the versions of modules with the bugfixes or features they need. However, in this context, they are also a very unique […]

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Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Starter – A new way to start using Dist::Zilla

Posted on April 11, 2016. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Starter – A new way to start using Dist::Zilla Dist::Zilla is an extremely powerful and versatile CPAN authoring tool, with the ability to automate your entire distribution building, testing, and releasing process, customisable to almost any workflow. This ability does not come without cost, however. One of the biggest difficulties newcomers face is sorting out […]

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