On Saturday 16 June 2007 05:44, Paul A Bristow wrote:
What's the advantage over individual function calls as Phil and others have suggested?
Using the .axis_width().axis_color saves typing (and makes it is more compact
This is a poor reason to choose a design. I don't spend most of my time typing. I spend most of it maintaining what's already been written, and clarity is king.
and perhaps clearer by grouping things together).
I'm not convinced. Function calls can be grouped just as well.
It is entirely optional - novice users can (should?) just use
myplot.axis_width(); myplot.axis_color();
Ooh, multiple interfaces are about the worst thing you can do. TIMTOWTDI in my mind is what makes Perl code unmaintainable. -Dave