Obviously this is the kind of thing that would be very useful, and as such I harbored no illusions that I'd be the first to market. I am aware of the existance of the Class::DBI module, and have spent some time looking at it. It is my hope to create a solid competing implementation that more closely approximates my vision of how such a module should work. While doubtless many will disagree that it is "better", I would hope that it will culminate in something to which people give serious consideration as an alternative to Class::DBI. Time will tell whether I will be shown up as a useless crank...