How can I improve Moose performance in non-persistent CGI processes?

Question

Moose is a fantastic object framework. The trouble is that, taken together with its dependencies, it\'s very big. Our profiling indicates that on our platform, simply

Answer 1

My suggestion is to go with option #2 and then help us refactor Moose so that CGI becomes viable. fREW is currently working on the Moose test suite in order to enable the MooseX::Antlers project which should reduce most of the overhead that means Moose is unusable for a CGI environment.

Matt Trout (mst), the man currently behind MooseX::Antlers, has expressed a desire to be able to run apps in a CGI environment if neccessary. I'd suggest stick with FCGI for now and pester him for what you can do to help out!