in reply to OOP: Plugin Style Development

As you've probably noticed, perl doesn't have a formal concept of an "interface" like say, java or COM. There is no way to guarantee a subclass will ALWAYS follow the right behavior. Unlike "bondage & discipline" languages, perl trusts programmers to do the right thing.

For examples of perl modules with plugin type abilities see DBI or XML::SAX.

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Re: Re: OOP: Plugin Style Development
by jk2addict (Chaplain) on Jul 22, 2002 at 19:37 UTC

    Unlike "bondage & discipline" languages, perl trusts programmers to do the right thing.

    Ha ha, and that's a great thing. Unfortunately, Perl puts more trust (faith) in me and others than I do. :-P

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