title: What is the best way to handle exceptions in Perl?
body: <p>I've noticed that Exception.pm and Error.pm don't seem to be extensively used in the Perl community.  Is that due to the large footprint of <code>eval</code> for exception handling?  </p>
  
  <p>Also Perl programs appear to have a much more lenient policy regarding exception handling in general.  Is there a compelling reason for this?  </p>
  
  <p>In any event what would be the best method for exception handling in Perl?</p>