What you're describing is more tutorial in nature than an example I'm suggesting. I could cut it down more, but let's compare it to the SYNOPSIS from overload:

        package SomeThing;

        use overload
            '+' => \&myadd,
            '-' => \&mysub;
            # etc
        ...

        package main;
        $a = new SomeThing 57;
        $b=5+$a;
        ...
        if (overload::Overloaded $b) {...}
        ...
        $strval = overload::StrVal $b;
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Let's see:

• It doesn't compile
• It uses the bad indirect object syntax
• It uses two of the least commonly used functions
• It doesn't show the implementation

No wonder people are confused by overloading! Whenever feasible, I feel that a synopsis should have code which can be cut, pasted and run.

My example is "monolithic"? You'd think I'd written a framework or something ;)

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