Re: Using Scalar::Util

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From: Drew Taylor
Subject: Re: Using Scalar::Util
Date: 18:27 on 23 Jun 2004

Takes Tea at Half Past Three wrote:

> I can see that this would probably be easy to code, and that the 13% hit 
> isn't realistically going to make a big difference, since almost all of 
> the time C::DBI spends doing work is not in ref. I just don't see this 
> adding any real benefit. So why go to the trouble of making the change? 
> How does the "completeness" of the check actually improve the code?

Perhaps in this case it's my having a hammer and everything looking like 
a nail? I freely admit there is little practical value to it - I never 
stated otherwise. It's just a better check for an object and that 
appeals to the perfectionist in me.

Drew
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Using Scalar::Util
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