>>>>> "Nathan" == Nathan Wiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Nathan> The key difference is this: $_[0] always contains the first method
Nathan> argument, regardless of whether you're in an object-oriented or
Nathan> function-oriented context. So, if you need to support both (like CGI.pm
Nathan> and my own File::Remote must), you don't have to write some special
Nathan> method that detects whether $_[0] is a valid class ref (see
Nathan> self_or_default in CGI.pm).
yes, I like this.
Nathan> This fixes a lot of stuff. Plus, "self" is one char shorter than
Nathan> "shift"! ;-)
Heh! All that typing I would have saved over the years, would
probably be equal to the number of characters I've typed here
debating this point. :)
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