Re: RFC - Interpolation of method calls
[email protected] (Damian Conway) Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:44:18 +1100 (EST)
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> > my $weather = new Schwern::Example;
> > print "Today's weather will be $weather->{temp} degrees and sunny.";
> > print "And tomorrow we'll be expecting ", $weather->forecast;
>
> You are wicked and wrong to have broken inside and peeked at the
> implementation and then relied upon it.
I think the issue is: *what* tempted them to be so wicked and wrong.
It is the fact that iniquitous direct access interpolated easily, whereas
virtuous accessor access didn't.
Perhaps this RFC should be subtitled: "Ne nos inducas in tentationem..."
:-)
Damian