SYNOPSIS

    In your code:

     use DD; # exports dd() and dmp()
     ...
     dd $data; # prints data to STDOUT
     ...
     my $foo = dd $data; # prints data to STDOUT, also returns it so $foo gets assigned

    On the command-line:

     % perl -MDD -E'...; dd $data; ...'

DESCRIPTION

    DD is a module with a short name you can use for debugging. It provides
    dd() which dumps data structure to STDOUT, as well as return the
    original data so you can insert dd in the middle of expressions.

    DD can use several kinds of backends. The default is Data::Dump which
    is chosen because it's a mature module and produces visually nice dumps
    for debugging. You can also use these other backends:

      * Data::Dumper

      * Data::Dump::Color

      Optional dependency.

      * Data::Dmp

      Optional dependency.

FUNCTIONS

 dd

PACKAGE VARIABLES

 $BACKEND

    The backend to use. The default is to use PERL_DD_BACKEND environment
    variable or "Data::Dump" as the fallback default.

ENVIRONMENT

 PERL_DD_BACKEND

    Can be used to set the default backend.

SEE ALSO

    XXX - basically the same thing but with a different name and defaults.
    I happen to use "XXX" to mark todo items in source code, so I prefer DD
    instead.