in reply to Re: When to use Tie
in thread When to use Tie

Well, that's obvious, isn't? It's even faster to execute the body of a FETCH or STORE directly, instead of calling the sub. Anything where you remove the red tape from is going to be faster. Whether it's a good idea remains to be seen.

Abigail

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Re: Re: When to use Tie
by perrin (Chancellor) on Jan 29, 2004 at 17:18 UTC
    It's actually not obvious to many people, since tie is fairly magical. I have often been met with disbelief when I tell people this.