Perl Package Management Guide for Enterprise Developers Executive Summary Package management continues to evolve, but traditional Perl package managers are slow to catch up. Enterprise developers must deal with the consequences, including: Poor Environment Reproducibility - slightly different configurations across environments result in “works on my machine” issues and time wasted reproducing bugs, delaying time to market. Supply Chain Security - installing unsigned binaries with package managers is convenient, but risky. On the other hand, building packages from source for multiple operating systems is painful, especially if they require linked C libraries. Choosing the Right Packages/ Versions - how can you be sure you are always choosing the correct, approved open source compone

Join for free to read