Moo
Perl Moo is a minimalist, fast, and light object system for Perl 5, providing a significant subset of the features found in the more comprehensive Perl Moo framework. Designed for speed and low memory footprint, it offers modern object-oriented programming constructs like classes, roles, and…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2011
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Perl Moo was created to address the performance overhead and heavy dependencies associated with the full Perl Moo object system, while still offering a modern, declarative, and robust object-oriented programming experience in Perl. It aimed to provide a 'Moo-like' API for scenarios where faster startup, lower memory consumption, and fewer XS (C extension) dependencies were critical.
- Platforms
- Any platform supporting Perl 5 (e.g., Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Open-source projects on CPAN
- Many small to medium-sized Perl shops
- Companies using Perl for web backend and API development