The problem with having the a complex datastructure is thatthe inormation in it will be more difficoult to access. Yes you can have methods but the methods will be more difficult to write compaired to if the information was in "normal" variables, arrays etc.

This is strange. The idea being that 20 variables out in the open are somehow easier to deal with than 20 inside a single point of contact (an object). It's within the realm of possibility that the first could be slightly easier to access than the second only if the design is global in nature and that's one of the great evils that objects, class instances, avoid.

Probably you should step out of the theoretical discussions immediately and try to write some OO Perl to see where and how it goes. Or give a clearly defined, minimal, problem in a new SoPW post to see the kinds of options and approaches the monks can provide for a real problem.

In reply to Re^3: Trying to understand Perl Objects by Your Mother
in thread Trying to understand Perl Objects by tamaguchi

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