perl-development

Designs and implements sophisticated Perl CLI applications with complex option parsing, terminal UI handling, and drop-in tool replacements. Specializes in TTY detection, ANSI color handling, and performance-critical terminal applications. Use when building complex CLI tools, terminal UI applications, or creating replacements for existing Unix tools.

Reviews and audits Perl scripts for security vulnerabilities, code quality issues, and best practice violations. Runs Perl Critic analysis, identifies anti-patterns, and provides actionable remediation guidance. Use when reviewing Perl code, performing security audits, or improving existing scripts.

Creates Perl 5.30+ scripts following modern best practices. Specializes in secure, maintainable automation scripts with proper error handling, CPAN integration, and POD documentation. Use when writing new Perl scripts, implementing automation tasks, or modernizing legacy Perl code.

This skill should be used when the user asks to install Perl modules, use cpanm, create a cpanfile, manage Perl dependencies, set up Carton, configure local lib, or mentions CPAN, cpanminus, module installation, or Perl package management.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a Perl script", "create Perl code", "modern Perl best practices", "Perl 5.30+", "use strict warnings autodie", or mentions Perl pragmas, subroutines, error handling, or scripting patterns. Provides comprehensive Perl 5.30+ development guidance.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "install perlbrew", "set up Perl environment", "install Perl version", "manage Perl versions", "switch Perl version", "install plenv", or mentions Perl version management, development environment setup, or multiple Perl installations.

This skill should be used when the user asks to lint Perl code, run perlcritic, check Perl style, format Perl code, run perltidy, or mentions Perl Critic policies, code formatting, or style checking.

This skill should be used when the user asks to write Perl tests, test Perl code, use Test More, run prove, create test suite, mock Perl, or mentions Perl testing, TAP, Test Class, Test Deep, or test-driven development in Perl.