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in thread What's the weaken here for?

What about weaken $self?

It's not done in other subs..

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Re^5: What's the weaken here for?
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 20, 2012 at 07:55 UTC

    What about weaken $self? It's not done in other subs..

    As I explained in the comments, its a closure. You can read more at in-depth tutorials on closures