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Can you use string as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use?

Of course you can , just use it as a key of a hash whose value is a hashref, naturally:D 

my %pad;
$pad{$string} ||= {};
$pad{$string}{hashref}=12;

my $global = \%global::;
$global->{$string}{hashref}=12;

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I tried to explain to the coworkers what the problem was, but those not familiar with Perl were not able to understand.

Did you compare a "symbolic reference" to a "symbolic link"?

Yes, its hard to understand one part of a machine without understanding how all the parts work

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