Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Perl is a like riding on the back of a strange imaginary beast. You eventually arrive at the destination, but explaining to someone how you got there takes some creative doing. In Part 1 of this article we look at how Perl can be used to create code that mimics Object-Oriented Programming. If we squint hard, we might even fool ourselves into thinking we’re really doing OOP, as long as we don’t look closely. So grab onto your saddle…here we go! [More…]