I found this an interested read - http://code.foo.no/2010/07/21/moving-perl-up-the-value-chain Also, we will have a few copies of Perl Best Practices at the meeting next Tuesday to give away. Thanks to O'Reilly for donating those! RSVP at Meetup - http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Perl-Mongers/calendar/14082571/