bless should always use the two-argument-form, see Perl::Critic::Policy::ClassHierarchies::ProhibitOneArgBless

Just because there's a Perl::Critic policy for something doesn't mean you should always do it that way.

The better approach is to know what you're doing, and then make an informed decision on how you do it.

The reason that many people recommend two-argument bless() is that your constructors work with subclassing, when you write things like sub new { my $class = shift; bless {}, $class; }.

But when you don't use a variable as the second value, but instead a value that is known at compile time, and still hold on to the believe that code gets magially better if you use the 2-argument form of bless, you're in the realm of cargo cult programming.

And that's not at all what "Perl Best Practices" is about -- making you think about your code is the real reason behind the book.

Perl 6 - second systems done right

In reply to Re^3: Bless a string by moritz
in thread Bless a string by Sewi

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