Re^3: bless with => separated args

I'm far from being an OO expert myself, but the basic reason is that they think that new() should be used as a class method and that an instance method to provide cloning should be supplied instead, to keep their roles/functionalities separated, so as to avoid possible confusion.

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Re^4: bless with => separated args by Anonymous Monk on Aug 01, 2005 at 11:07 UTC
The existance of `ref $proto \|\| $proto` [download] in the constructor doesn't prevent you from using `new` strictly as a class method. It just doesn't enforce that upon someone who doesn't mind. I use `ref $proto \|\| $proto` [download] in my constructors, but I use my constructors purely as class methods. However, I let other uses of my modules free in their choice.	[reply] [d/l] [select]