Re^2: Whats the status of DBIx::Class

Its not a case of missing functionality its more a case if its a good idea to use in a long term project

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Re^3: Whats the status of DBIx::Class by NERDVANA (Priest) on Aug 26, 2024 at 08:05 UTC
Currently the state of DBIx::Class is perfect for a long term project - it isn't changing, and it does tons of useful query generation. DBIx::Class does have some bugs in the design, and does have some misfeatures, but at this point fixing any of them would break back-compat, and the people with decades-old projects would most likely prefer that it remain stable. As an everyday user of DBIx::Class, I'd say its biggest problem is the learning curve to onboard new people. Clearly that isn't a bug that can be fixed without breaking back-compat :-) To make it nicer to use, I suggest DBIx::Class::Helper::ResultSet::Shortcut and my own DBIx::Class::ResultDDL. It's a terrific force-multiplier if you have large complex dynamic queries to write.	[reply]

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Re^3: Whats the status of DBIx::Class
by NERDVANA (Priest) on Aug 26, 2024 at 08:05 UTC

DBIx::Class does have some bugs in the design, and does have some misfeatures, but at this point fixing any of them would break back-compat, and the people with decades-old projects would most likely prefer that it remain stable. As an everyday user of DBIx::Class, I'd say its biggest problem is the learning curve to onboard new people. Clearly that isn't a bug that can be fixed without breaking back-compat :-) To make it nicer to use, I suggest DBIx::Class::Helper::ResultSet::Shortcut and my own DBIx::Class::ResultDDL.

It's a terrific force-multiplier if you have large complex dynamic queries to write.

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