>>>>> "Chad" == Chad Perrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Chad> The $meat = sub { . . . } bit creates an anonymous subroutine, and
Chad> assigns a reference to it to the $meat variable. This allows you to
Chad> effectively pass around code within a variable, to be dereferenced when
Chad> you need it. That sort of behavior, particularly within closures and
Chad> the like, starts to get into what some call "metaprogramming", where
Chad> your programs can sorta "write themselves" on the fly.
Yeah, it's sorta like self-modifying code. If I had been particularly
evil, I could have used a B:: module to *actually* change the bytecodes.
Ewww. Evil.
Chad> That should give you sort of a beginning on understanding what was just
Chad> done by Mr. Schwartz. For more, check out the alpaca book (an excellent
Chad> read, by the way).
Thanks!
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