Class:...d::why(3pm)

🌸 Why Class::Prototyped? 🌸

okay so bestie, you clicked into Class:...d::why(3pm) and honestly? iconic choice. this is the page from the User Contributed Perl Documentation stack that exists purely to explain why you'd even care. it's giving manifesto. it's giving "let me tell you a story." ✨

fair warning: this page is basically a gorgeous little map of headings — a table of contents with main character energy — so let's walk it together, section by section, like the besties we are. 🫶

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💖 Background: Prototypes vs. Classes

the setup. the lore. the "before we get into it, let me explain the whole situation" part. 🌈

The "usual way": classes

yeah. that way. the one everybody learned first. we're gonna look at it. 👀

Object orientation without classes

plot twist of the century ngl — apparently you can do the whole object-oriented thing without the class part. obsessed. 💅

What are Prototypes

literally what it says on the tin, bestie. definitions incoming. 🎀

Prototypes and Self

the deep-lore section where prototypes and Self get discussed together. bring a snack, it's a whole vibe. 🦋

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✨ What Class::Prototyped can do for you

okay THIS is the part where it gets good — the "so what's in it for me" section. honestly the way this heading is phrased? it's like a friend sliding a snack across the table. 🍓

Class::Prototyped and Design Patterns

design patterns, but make it prototyped. the four icons below are the ones to know 👑

• Singleton objects without explicit classes — singletons, and no explicit classes needed. slay. 💜
• Adapters — adapters, babes. the classic pattern, on the list. 🔥
• Proxies — proxies. yes. that one. 💀
• Wrappers — wrappers, rounding out the icon quartet. 🧚

Aspect-Oriented Programming and Class::Prototyped

and then we close out with aspect-oriented programming and Class::Prototyped hanging out together. the crossover event nobody told you about. ⭐

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lowkey the takeaway here: this page is the why, not the how. if you want the actual mechanics you're in the wrong page, bestie — but for the pitch? you're exactly where you need to be. 🙈

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that's the whole tour, no cap — every single heading from the original, intact and accounted for. page brought to you by perl v5.40.0, dated 2024-09-25, from the User Contributed Perl Documentation crew. mwah, go read the real docs now 💋✨