Re: RFC 223 (v1) Objects: C pragma

[John Porter]

Hildo Biersma wrote:
> 
> I think such modules are a bad idea, because their functionality is
> typically restricted. 

Oh?  Where do you get that idea?


> Altering the language to make that easier seems a
> bad idea to me.

On the contrary: altering *anything* about Perl to make
something easier is quite in keeping with Perl's philosophy.


> >    1. By default, pass the invocant via a special var or sub,
> >       either self(), this(), $ME, $THIS, $SELF, or whatever.
> 
> Forcing multiple authors to use the same 'this' or
> 'self' name across modules is not the perl way, 

Well then, forcing multiple authors to use the same C<caller()> is a
bad idea too.

Look, it's only the difference wbetween

        sub meth {
                my $self = shift;

and

        sub meth {
                my $self = this;

No, I think Nathan has nailed it, spot on, with this proposal.


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John Porter

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