... Thinking things through, it also allows POE::Kernel to possibly export functions that look and feel like built-ins. So we get the possibility of a fourth idiom:
use POE::Kernel qw(delay);
delay(...);
This idea squicks me out, but I figured I should mention it.
Something kind of similar:
use POE qw( KERNEL );
KERNEL->delay( ... );
makes for very readable code when using singletons.
(ducks back into the bushes)
Chris
-- Chris Winters Creating enterprise-capable snack systems since 1988
