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=back

The hashref-based base class that does no more than it must. Your 
constructor and accessors are defined in a bridge package so you can 
override them easily. 

=head1 Why?

Computer programmers are clever people who delight in evading restrictions.
Create an L<< inside-out|Class::Std >> (flyweight) class to enforce 
encapsulation and another fellow will L<< hack in|PadWalker >>. The only 
way to win the ancient game of locksmith and lockpick is never to begin. 
If someone misuses your class then it's not your responsibility. 
Hashref-based objects are traditional, well-understood, even expected in 
the Perl world; tools exist with which to work with them. 

Similarly, C<< Class::Lite >> provides no read-only accessors. If your client 
developer wants to alter an attribute he will; you may as well provide a 
method for the purpose. You might warn against the practice by overriding 
the default method: