demerphq oryiufjngmailcom 103007 sam vilain wrote one agree default return true method callable instead looking code slot glob exists check defined modules expect work existslike check fudge rest autoload defining idea many modules make use current behaviour except things work fine using autoload without needing overload far methods vs functions goes well thats slightly daring change obviously perl 6 definition means completely question later 5x release hard specify language could change cater instance current code glob slot extended allow method function backwards compatibility could maintained degree least youve also got question multimethods methods particular type signatures calling prototype cpan first anything considered language change issue internals also issue syntax would denote methods would impact backcompat would make things complex little gain oo mechanism work code method existing code still work personally dont see need unless going make first class objects part language dont see particularly feasible basically issue perls oo pretty loose framework associating data structures methods operate token gestures towards inheritance overloading expect perls oo work way works static language first class objects find surprised occasion otoh ignore languages oo perls oo fine cheers yves perl mredebug e justanotherperlhacker thu 07 aug 2008 082317 0100 perl 46987 oocall failures autovivfunctions testing existence