Automating software releases helps developers avoid problems by automating repetitive tasks like testing code and documentation. The author created a script called release(1) to automate tasks for releasing their Perl modules, which they later developed into the Module::Release module to make the process easier, pluggable, and shareable for other developers. Module::Release handles tasks like checking for bugs, testing distributions, and syncing source control to help developers focus on development rather than manual preparation and release steps.

1. Automating software releases brian d foy August 24, 2004 Dallas/Ft. Worth Perl Mongers sponsored by Metallect

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