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It also seems like a problem that could be fixed with some additional smarts added into the compilation phase.

So, you want the compiler to pick up the slack that you're causing because you want to use a syntactic arrangement that has been deprecated? How falsely Lazy.

In any case, I've seen indirect notation used successfully in too many tens of thousands of lines of OO Perl to be convinced that it's "a failed experiment".

Ahh ... the old "I've-never-seen-it-fail-so-it-can't-fail" argument. Reminds me of the recent poll regarding favorite logical fallacies. I think I would've voted for this one. Arguing from personal experience is one of the worst arguments one can make, primarily because it's so seductive and it's almost valid. Even if you have read every single line of Perl code that has ever been written, you still would not be able to conclude that the IO notation is ok to use. It would still be a hypothesis. Maybe, it starts to approach "theory" status, but it's not "Law" status.

The only way to achieve "Law" status is to mathematically prove that the IO notation will work correctly in all instances. Unfortunately for your attempt, the counter-example has already been demonstrated. Sorry bout your luck!

"new" is not a keyword. As a method, it cannot use prototypes. The IO notation exists solely as a hack to ease the transition for C++ and Java developers. Larry has said that he wishes the hack had never been approved. Good'nuff for me.

As for it working in most cases ... to me, that's a testament to the skill of p5p and the flexibility of Perl, not an argument for whether or not the feature isn't a mis-feature.

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In reply to Re7: OO style: Placement of "new" by dragonchild
in thread OO style: Placement of "new" by crenz

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