>>>>> On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:41:27 +1300, Sam Vilain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> 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. I will be very happy if you guys decide something and let me know. I'll adjust the code for the forms on PAUSE then. -- andreas
