I have recently came across a mod_perl document that suggested Perl's
Method Interface is more 'memory friendly' compare to Perl's Function
Interface.
I'm not too sure I've got the meaning of this 'Method Interface' and
'Function Interface' correctly, is it referring to the procedural
function call and the Object Oriented Method invoking? or is it trying
to suggest to use 'use' instead of 'require'?
Quote From : http://perl.apache.org/dist/mod_perl.html
Importing Functions
When possible, avoid importing of a module functions into your
namespace. The aliases which are created can take up quite a
bit of space. Try to use method interfaces and fully qualified
Package::function names instead. Here's a freshly started httpd
who's served one request for a script using the CGI.pm method
interface:
TTY PID USERNAME PRI NI SIZE RES STATE TIME %WCPU
%CPU COMMAND
p4 5016 dougm 154 20 3808K 2636K sleep 0:01 9.62
4.07 httpd
Here's a freshly started httpd who's served one request for the
same script using the CGI.pm function interface:
TTY PID USERNAME PRI NI SIZE RES STATE TIME %WCPU
%CPU COMMAND
p4 5036 dougm 154 20 3900K 2708K sleep 0:01 3.19
2.18 httpd
Now do the math: take that difference, figure in how many other
scripts import the same functions and how many children you
have running. It adds up!
