(jeffa) Re: DBIx::Simple

[jeffa]

As i began to write this i had pre-conceived notions of "why are you doing that?" ... but after some reflection i am starting to like DBIx::Easy. :D

Looks like you really really really want to submit this module and we are not going to be able to talk you out of it. Heh, you have pretty much proven why the other modules out there don't do what this one does ... so i say go for it!

I wrote DBIx::XHTML_Table because even though i could do the same with CGI and DBI, i wanted one module. HTML::Table works, but i really don't like that module. I really don't like that module. After i wrote and submitted my module, somebody submitted the much nicer named DBIx::HTMLTable - i was a bit irate. But the point is that my module may not 'click' with a particular user the way DBIx::HTMLTable does, so i don't mind the competition. TIMTOWTDI!!

I think what folks are trying to tell you is that the CPAN namespace is getting a bit, untidy. But what i say is variety is good. A user of CPAN has the responsibility to research which module fits their needs, and if DBIx::Simple happens to help only a handful of people then i think it worthy of being a CPAN module.

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jeffa

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UPDATE: hehe, i like to get to the meat of the matter ;)

Yes, i think DBIx::Simple is an a-ok name.

[Juerd]

Looks like you really really really want to submit this module and we are not going to be able to talk you out of it. Heh, you have pretty much proven why the other modules out there don't do what this one does ... so i say go for it!

I really want to submit this to CPAN, yes (I'd like all of my non-specific public domain modules to be on CPAN, one day - that way I can easily distribute them and perhaps others can use them). That's why I didn't ask if it's CPAN worthy or not, because I think it is, and that question has already been answered by some people who got the module before Perl Monks got it.

The main question, as stated in the root node is: Is "DBIx::Simple" a good name? Is it simple enough for that?

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