"Mr. Shawn H. Corey" schreef: > Tom Allison: >> Maybe I'm getting old, but I'm starting to thing that if there is a >> method/sub/function/whatever that has more than one argument, one >> should always pass the args as a hash reference. This eliminates >> the problems of getting the variables out of order. >> >> It's probably slower and higher memory usage, but it seems to make >> sense. >> >> Any one else have suggestions on how to keep the args straight? > > The problem with using hashes is that a typo means the argument > doesn't get passed. One of the things `use strict;` does is catch > spelling mistakes.
See also inside-out objects. http://dagolden.com/talks/20060117_whats_all_the_fuss.pdf "Property-name typos are compile-time errors, not run-time bugs" -- Affijn, Ruud "Gewoon is een tijger." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
