From: mathew <meta@...>
Date: 2005-09-30T14:31:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Large Ruby Apps ?

Warren Seltzer wrote:
> First off, the lack of the requirement to declare variables sounds 
 > like an invitation to programming bugs.

I don't want to be *required* to declare variables, but I'd like to be 
*allowed* to, and have the system warn me if I use an undeclared one in 
the scope containing declarations...

Unfortunately, the Ruby community has a religious objection to allowing 
variable declaration. It's just one of those arguments it's best not to 
go into, like suggesting that maybe Python would be better if it wasn't 
subject to tab damage, or that the Pope should allow people to use condoms.


mathew
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