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On 30-Jun-07, at 11:43 AM, Johan Vromans wrote:
> Now 5.10 is imminent, let's think about 5.12.
>
> Some suggestions for 5.12:
>
> Application and module installer. No, not something like CPAN or
> Module::Build, but a real installer.
>
> A convenient way to build Perl modules. Module::Build is on the right
> track.
>
> A standard set of XML handling libraries so Perl can finally join the
> XML party.
>
> What do you think?
I hate all those ideas.
Instead, I'll be contraversial. Add a class keyword that works
something like this:
class Foo isa Bar, Baz {
my $x # instance variable
our $y # class variable
sub method {
# note no $self in here - we don't need it
$x = 1;
$y++;
SUPER::method(@_);
}
};
Yes, I know this would be a lot of work, and I'm throwing this down
from the peanut gallery as someone who only builds CPAN modules not a
core perl hacker. But damn, it'd be cool.
One of the reasons for the above is so that accessing instance
variables would be fast, not a hash lookup. Hence "filter"
implementations like Moose wouldn't really work.
Matt.
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