The other part is that DBIx::Connect is for Software Engineering not for off-the-cuff scripting.
Not to comment on the other assertions as I have no database experience, I don't like the implications of this sentence. It seems to go against the grain of Perl's spirit (you know, "simple things [...]"). I don't think it is any help in accountability as you can just make a file in /tmp and rm it immediately after launching the script, but that's a subjective issue.
Patch test.pl so that it uses the now-standard dbi:ExampleP driver. This would be OK, but this must be a 5.8.0 thing and many people are still on 5.6.1.
IMHO it is unwise at this point to target 5.8. On the other hand, the suggestion as such is a thoroughly good one; I'd consider patching test.pl such that it checks for the Perl version and proceeds accordingly.

Makeshifts last the longest.

In reply to Re: Critique of DBIx::Connect Requested by Aristotle
in thread Critique of DBIx::Connect Requested by princepawn

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