Hi Monks,

In our company we were using this code (given at the end) for about 10 years and it worked fine.

Some days ago we faced some issues and we had to re-code the complete package, we decided to replace this code with Switch module by Damian (in order to improve the readability of code).

Everything is working fine for us.

Damian modules you shouldn't use in production because their purpose is to explore and prototype future core language features.

But it is working fine for us because we are not hitting the limitations of this module (I guess).

Now I ask you guys to please have a look at the both implementations (nested if else vs switch) and let me know whether using Switch in the newer implementation is fine or are we creating some future problems for us? Is using Switch in the code given below fine or are there any hidden bugs/problems?

I've already read the bugs and reviews of this module on CPAN and here on Perlmonks and I guess our code is far away from hitting those bugs (I think so).

We are using Perl 5.8.5.

PS: I know the alternatives of Switch, we have given/when in Perl 5.10, we can use dispatch table and other solutions, but right now we just want to compare the new implementation which uses Switch.

Code:

Using nested if else: http://paste.debian.net/211434/

Using Switch: http://paste.debian.net/211434/