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Re:my take on 5.6 (Score:1, Interesting)

by the way (155) on 2000.05.28 8:30 (#192)

lvalue subs: not really important; I can see it being used in methods, i.e allowing $object->method = $value, rather than the usual $object->method("value"). OTOH, that throws encapsulation out the window

I agree with everything you said, except this... How does methods as lvalues through encapsulation out the window? I think the opposite--methods as lvalues allow you to change the interface anytime, as long as you ensure that your method ends up returning the thing you want changed.

Having said that, I much prefer the Delphi way, where 'properties' have 'read' and 'write' methods (or field names). This is simple, and effective.

Also, what's the improvements in pseudo-hashes you mentioned? They've been in Perl a while now--are they done differently in 5.6?

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