text_combined: pagaltzis passdelwxgmxde linda w 20071116 2155 pagaltzis wrote josh jore 20071106 1555 im pretty sympathetic idea method resolution silently skipping undefined bodies mr responding stubs added reason way fix behaviour without obliterating original fully intentional functionality skip stubs absence autoload respect presence actually respect autoloads failure absence presence replacement method fully specified override base method understanding phrase respecting stubs use backwards actually meant method overriding said provide method new class provides specific implementation method provided ancestor httpenwikipediaorgwikimethod_overriding_28programming29 terms used definition defined however one likes define use word humpty dumpty said rather scornful tone perl fails oo definition thats way could find perls oo fails textbook oo didnt look hard try looking encapsulation next trick ok insideout objects fix 510 includes support make reasonably sane edge cases praise goodness took 15 years regards aristotle pagaltzis fri 08 aug 2008 103224 0100 perl 47181 try oo semantics throwing fatal error