Perl oo vs plain Perl

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Re: Perl oo vs plain Perl by djantzen (Priest) on Nov 17, 2002 at 05:49 UTC
Here are some past discussions you may find illuminating: Damian Conway's ten rules for when to use OO Advantages of OO-ish exception handling.. Object Oriented Perfomance Object Oriented Perl Why and how to re-use code to make better applications and you a better programmer. (discussion)	[reply]
Re: Perl oo vs plain Perl by pg (Canon) on Nov 17, 2002 at 06:02 UTC
Here is my two-penny experience: When you work on a project that involves a group of people, OO gives you a more clear way to communicate among team members. OO is such a nature way of thinking, as that's exactly how things are organized and arranged in the real world.	[reply]
Re: Perl oo vs plain Perl by samtregar (Abbot) on Nov 17, 2002 at 06:14 UTC
I think the biggest single reason to learn OO Perl is because most CPAN modules use it. You can save yourself an enormous amount of development time by using the modules on CPAN, more than enough to justify learning OO Perl. The best way to learn OO Perl is to buy Damian Conway's Object Oriented Perl. If you read that book and still don't know why you should write OO Perl code then you need more help than we can provide! -sam	[reply]