Last Christmas, the inimitable Matt Trout (mst) created an opinionated tour of CPAN where he recommended modules for some common problems. I think its brilliant, useful, and entertaining and I’ve decided to compile a high level overview all on one page in order to create a quick reference.

I’ve tried to distill his wisdom and wit down to a few words. But I recommend clicking the section headers and following the links to Matt’s original posts to see his actual real opinions in their full complexity. This single page can’t replace 16 great posts and he usually includes advice on the best way to use the module. You won’t want to miss that.