OK, thanks. That makes it much more clear (no magic). I was indeed (wrongly) expecting some, but it makes sense now that it's not there. And I will try out the MooseX::AttributeHelpers module(s) someone with a similar first name to yours (and others) suggested.

As far as docs being lacking, what concerned me was that what I saw in the docs was that yes, you are aware that they are still in progress, but the awareness is centered on awareness that all the super-duper advanced usage is not yet documented. I didn't see any hint of awareness that the medium-level stuff is not documented. Maybe because what is obvious to you does not seem to need documenting, because it's so obvious. This feedback is meant to be constructive, and I appreciate the invitation to participate. Will decide later whether to take you up on it, after seeing how much more understanding I achieve.

In the meantime I'm very excited to start making better use of Moose through some of the ways that have been pointed out here. Thanks for all you have put into it.