Says runrig:

the code increase (line count-wise) is alot less extreme if you ignore the Tangram schema setup and the comments and the line breaks for readability.

I did ignore the comments and the line breaks. Whether you count them or not, it is still three times as long.

the benefit is a tool for 'object persistence'

Since the original program didn't have any objects, I don't see how that could be a benefit in this case.

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Mark Dominus
Perl Paraphernalia