From: Mark Hubbart <discordantus@...>
Date: 2005-01-21T04:53:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Confused about variable "declarations"

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 04:08:00 +0900, Craig Moran
<craig.m.moran.ruby@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 02:31:00 +0900, Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> > While I completely agree with your explanation the word "leaky" strikes me
> > as odd as it seems to suggest  uncommon or defective behavior:
> 
> How about "permeable" blocks?  ;^)

Hey! I like that. It reminds me of highschool biology class, and
semi-permeable membranes... hmm... Perhaps they are semi-permeable
lexical scopes?

cheers,
Mark