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in thread I hate the leading underscores.

Private methods/variables should have no reason to be called outside a class.

How about whitebox unit testing? I do this all the time.

        $perlmonks{seattlejohn} = 'John Clyman';

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Re^5: I hate the leading underscores.
by RazorbladeBidet (Friar) on Feb 17, 2005 at 15:21 UTC
    Good point - looks like that comes up in JUnit testing as well:

    JUnit

    How do they solve it? Reflection :) Pretty much a hack around it, I suppose.
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