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• just easier to read (Score:1)

  by perrin (4270)

  Sorry Geoff, I'm in total agreement with this style guideline. I find it much easier to scan the code when the method calls end in (). I find it especially good in cases where they are chained.
  • Re:just easier to read (Score:2)

    by geoff (2013) <reversethis-{gro ... om} {ta} {ffoeg}> on 2005.08.23 10:41 (#42831) Homepage Journal

    ugh... it's chaining where I find them the most superfluous

      my $val = Foo->new->attribute->format;

    just feels much more idiomatic to me than

      my $val = Foo->new()->attribute()->format();

    but ok, you're a reasonable guy, so I'll give in :)

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    • Re:just easier to read (Score:1)

      by perrin (4270)

      Imagine a mixed-case like this:
      
my $val = Foo->new->{attribute}->format->{id};

      It can get confusing quickly, especially when people do that horrible "return yourself" method chaining that SOAP-Lite uses. I know I'm in the minority on this though. I just don't think there's any advantage to leaving them off, and it makes your code less consistent.