foreach $ext (@ext) { 
   eval "require $ext" 
   $args_ref=$ext->process($args_ref)
}

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The above is written. It works. And yet, it's difficult to maintain.

Well, that's a pretty simple loop, and it didn't take you many lines to describe what it does, and why. Yet you claim it's difficult to maintain, so I expect there's something else going on as well. Why is it difficult to maintain, and why do you think it's easier if you put the functionality in different programs, and chain them? You will still be chaining, and you still need to logic to determine what to chain, and in which order.

Abigail

In reply to Re: Is it wise to dynamically load modules? by Abigail-II
in thread Is it wise to dynamically load modules? by kurt_kober

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