[cgiapp] Class::MOP? Really?

[Ron Savage]

Daniel Sterling wrote:

Hi Daniel

> But, getting back to the original topic, I agree with Ricardo that, 
> since the name of the CGI::Application game is simplicity, adding any 
> class meta-programming to its Perl 5 core doesn't really make sense, 
> especially when speed and size are affected.

Exactly.

> Having said that, these modules (DBIC, Moose) are indeed useful tools, 
> and I would also like to hear any stories people have about using them. 
> I have always been skeptical about SQL-auto-generation systems, but I 
> think the consensus is that DBIx::Class actually does ORM right. And, it 
> lets you get to the guts and write SQL easily enough if/when you need to.

There's a marvellous write-up of Moose here:
http://www.iinteractive.com/moose/yapc_eu_2007_slides/start.html

But I prefer Rose to DBIC.
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