CPAN is large and comprehensive but every time I've had to use it I've had to watch a minimum of 20 minutes of scrolling compilation, installing dependencies and running tests. Ruby and python install what I need in a few seconds so I can get back to work.
Maybe it's a question of perl putting a lot of things in CPAN versus other languages putting more in the standard library?
Maybe it's a question of perl putting a lot of things in CPAN versus other languages putting more in the standard library?