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Update (Score:2)
The pro-DBI article mentions "Tangram" as another alternative.
The syntax for DBIx::Recordset looks less fun than beating my brains out with a brick. I'd rather start with the code examples given in the pro-DBI article, wrap it in functions, and make my own library. Anything that returns globs instead of objects is not intuitive to me, and I still haven't figured out what all those exclamation points are for.
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
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Re:Update (Score:1)
I wouldn't characterize the "pro-DBI" article as being "con-DBIx::Recordset". Rather, I thought some of the claims of the first article were overstated. Then again, I prefer not to pull out the Big Stick of Abstraction +1 until I know I'm fighting something hairier than a sewer rat.
Wow, that was almost quotable.
Re:Update (Score:2)
Yes, it's definitely not con-DBIx::Recordset. It states at the beginning, then end, and through the middle that DBIx::Recordset is a useful tool that can often serve a purpose. I didn't intend to imply it was anything else.
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers