I hate dealing with code where methods only do one or two lines of action and there are many many such methods and subs.

So do I, so do I. I like short methods, not tiny ones :) I think screen page (24 lines) size is a good size for subs (methods or non-methods) and anything much larger should be taken apart.

Subs with only one or two meaningful lines are not what I was talking about when I meant short subs. They're a little too short :)

I do prefer one-line subs to five-line subs when it comes to often repeated code.

sub property1 {
    my ($self, $value) = @_;
    @_ >= 2 and $self->{property1} = $value;  # update: s/>/>=/
    $self->{property1};                       # update: s/property/pro
+perty1/
}
sub property2 {
    my ($self, $value) = @_;
    @_ >= 2 and $self->{property2} = $value;  # update: s/>/>=/
    $self->{property2};                       # update: s/property/pro
+perty2/
}
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sub property1 : Property;
sub property2 : Property;
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