Re: explicit boolean accessor

[Nathan Wiger]

> Like:
> 
>   use overload
>     'bool' => \&my_truth;
> 
>   sub my_truth {
>     1;  # objects of this class are always true
>   }
> 
> This works in Perl5.

Right, a lot of this stuff (like STRING and BOOLEAN) can be accomplished
through overloading. However, having a standard builtin method similar
to tie and import makes things easier and more consistent I think. If we
make "everything an object" then these become necessities.

-Nate