perl-patterns
Modern Perl 5.36+ idioms, best practices, and conventions for building robust
by affaan-mFree
Description
perl-patterns is an agent skill from the ECC collection by affaan-m, listed on skills.sh. It sets out idiomatic Perl 5.36 and later practice for building robust, maintainable applications. Its first principle is to use the v5.36 pragma and the modern defaults that come with it: signatures, explicit modules, focused error handling and testable boundaries. The examples are meant as starting points that the agent tightens to fit the application, its dependencies and its deployment model. The skill applies when writing new Perl code or modules, reviewing Perl for idiom compliance, refactoring legacy Perl to modern standards, designing module architecture, or migrating older code from before Perl 5.36. Because it is a SKILL.md file of instructions, the agent loads it for those tasks and applies the same defaults. It is free and open source, and the skills.sh listing shows all three security audits passing.…
Highlights
- Perl 5.36 pragma and signatures
- Explicit module structure
- Focused error handling
- Migration from older Perl
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perl-patterns FAQ
What does the perl-patterns skill do?
It guides an agent in writing and reviewing modern Perl 5.36+ code and migrating older code to current idioms.
What is the first rule?
Use the v5.36 pragma, which brings signatures and other modern defaults.
Does it cover legacy migration?
Yes. Migrating pre-5.36 code to modern Perl is one of its listed uses.
How do I install it?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/affaan-m/ecc --skill perl-patterns
Is it free?
Yes. It is free and open source.
Are there security findings?
The skills.sh listing shows Gen Agent Trust Hub, Socket and Snyk all passing.
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