Re: Reconsidering Mouse in TB2

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 1:35 AM, Michael G Schwern <[email protected]> wrote:
> As a result of the discussions, I'm now reconsidering using Mouse in TB2.  Its
> interesting, it's not for any of the reasons I thought, but for a distressing
> encapsulation breech built into Moose.
>
> The main concern is that the fact that we're using Mouse leaks out.  We must
> document that we're using Mouse and users must rely on this implementation
> detail.  Anything wishing to consume a role must use Mouse.  Anything wishing
> to take full advantage of subclassing must use Mouse.
>
> This is a critical violation of encapsulation.  It means TB2 is stuck using
> Mouse forever.  I look ahead a few years and see that becoming a severe
> limitation.
>
> A side issue is the compile time performance.  While XS fueled Mouse is the
> fastest OO implementation, compile time appears to be most critical to Perl
> test suite performance.
>
> So, uhh... I'm going to go do a bad thing.

What would be the repercussions of putting this in the fridge a little
longer (I know, it's been in there for far too long already) and
porting it to the upcoming mop?

Leon