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adrianh
<p>Basically I agree, it can be a problem in complex class hierarchies. However:</p>
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<li>We now have the lovely [CPAN://NEXT] that allows us to write AUTOLOAD routines that gracefully decline. I would imagine that it will even be efficient once perl6 hits the streets :-)</li>
<li>I don't have an issue with AUTOLOAD as long as the module author documents it's presence.</li>
<li>It's nearly always possible to get around the problem with a bit of trivial object delegation.</li>
<li>If your code isn't OO it's not an issue</li>
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