Re: Closures are Easy in Perl

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Some might even say that closures are too easy in Perl and might happen when you least expect them. They are a well known "risk" if you switch your CGI-programs to mod_perl. Nothing that cannot be solved by careful programming, but if caught unaware it can really bite you.

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Re^2: Closures are Easy in Perl by imp (Priest) on Jul 21, 2006 at 00:02 UTC
Aye, the accidental closures created by using Apache::Registry can be quite a headache for the unaware. More information for people unaware of this issue: 6.2.1. The First Mystery: Why Does the Script Go Beyond 5? Edit: I was going to link to an article on Apache::Registry and how it causes headaches with accidental closures, but could not find one. So, I wrote one	[reply]

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