I'm counting lines of *.pm and *.perl. I think the problem I have with your code is that it is very difficult to read. The indenting scheme is extremely odd, and inlined comments do not describe the code flow.

To me, the idea of modules having fine-grained interface versioning, while cute, is heavy-weight. I prefer simpler modules that provide backwards compatible methods, or are renamed when the functionality or interface is changed substantially enough to require a new interface. The potential for a single module to provide 50 different interfaces to its caller, depending on how it is included, presents a regression testing nightmare in my books.

If the interface needs to change substantially enough that compatibility methods are insufficient, either the module was not designed properly in the first place, or the module deserves a new name. In either case, the various intermediate interfaces should be obsoleted as soon as possible to prevent confusion.

In reply to Re: Re: Re: import() not getting called. Huh? by MarkM
in thread import() not getting called. Huh? by John M. Dlugosz

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