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The following page has been changed by JustinMason:
http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/CodingStyle

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- since these can have side-effects if your code accidentally calls {{{ $obj->foo($newval); }}} and $newval is {{{undef}}}. Instead, the more wordy Java/C++ style is preferred:
+ Instead, the more wordy Java/C++ style is preferred:

{{{
sub get_foo { my ($self) = @_; return $val; }
sub set_foo { my ($self, $val) = @_; $self->{foo} = $val; }
}}}
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+ The reason why is detailed at PerlAccessorsConsideredHarmful.

* ''(status of this guideline: proposed by JustinMason. everyone happy with it?)''
* ''(+1 -- Daniel Quinlan except where we already do this)''