Well... it does keep the files neater. I think that I would prefer making an import mechanism. Most things that are filed-in probably aren't already in nice little packages.
Hmmm... import/export would work, but if there's no real reason to use END METHOD and the like (there seems to be a direct perl equvalent for each of your new keywords) it might make more sense to do away with the .goe format and just spit Perl out the back end. This would make the edit-test-edit cycle a bit easier, as you wouldn't have to convert .goe to pure Perl before doing anything with it outside the browser.
Then again, the way I have it is still sort of there so that I can see the source code. In theory they should all be stored in a more-binary like image file(s).
Would a Smalltalk-style binary image really provide any benefit here?
For instance, someone putting "END METHOD" in their method would be bad :)
If the need is there for special delimiters, one possibility would be to place them in a comment line. Something like: 
#*# END METHOD

[download]
might work particularly well, as you can check for the special #*# comment characters as well as the specific tag, reducing the chance of false hits. Plus it's fairly nonintrusive, so you might be able to convince a module maintainer to accept patches that make their CPAN module compatible with your browser. =)

In reply to Re: Smalltalk-like browser for perl by dave0
in thread Smalltalk-like browser for perl by awwaiid

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