sub general_function_with_lots_of_args { ... }

sub do_it_with_name {
    general_function_with_lots_of_args( undef, undef, $_[0], undef, ... )
    }

sub do_it_using_id {
    general_function_with_lots_of_args( undef, $_[0], undef, ... )
    }

sub do_it_this_way { ... }

sub do_it_that_way { ... }