Using 'extends', you can safely subclass. It doesn't guarantee much (yet) in the way subclassing non-Moose stuff, but

But that is, unfortunately, exactly the issue. Almost every class framework in Perl works fine as long as you consistently use that framework.

Can Moose be (safely) subclassed without extends? Can Moose subclass a non-Moose class? If so, I applaud highly. But, as you say, it's still 0.03_02... there's a long way to go until the OP's questions are fully addressed.

If you can show me how Moose could be used to subclass, say, File::Marker, then I'll be a believer, but short of that, I think it's a nice wrapper around all the old problems.

It's a very nice wrapper and will work for most people for most things, I'd bet, but it's not a fundamental change in the way that I think inside-out objects are. (And as I said, those should be used with caution too.)

-xdg

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