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I guess the tough question is: if I keep using these homonym method names is there some Perl syntax parsing nightmare I'm going to hit at some point.

Short answer is, if you're always calling methods with ->, then there won't be a problem. Parsing problems only come about when your in a place where a built in can live, and after -> isn't one of those places.

Personally I'm for using homonym method names when they make sense, since if they're used appropriately you already "know" what they do.

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