They're actually mostly under SQL::, not DBIx::. For example, SQL::Abstract, SQL::Generator, and SQL::Interpolate.

This constant concept that because there is already a solution aviable a second shouldn't be created is completely contrary to the concept of DWIM and TIMTOWTDI.

This idea that duplicating existing modules is somehow more "DWIM" doesn't make much sense to me. Ask someone who searched for "template" on CPAN recently whether they think everyone who wrote their own module without checking CPAN carefully should upload it. TMTOWTDI is not a universally good thing.

I'm not in favor of any sort of strict control over what gets uploaded to CPAN, but when someone asks for comments, and I think their module is a dupe, I'm not going to encourage them to upload it.

In reply to Re^3: RFC DBIx::Handy by perrin
in thread RFC DBIx::Handy by techcode

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