From: Eivind Eklund Date: 2006-01-10T01:07:54+09:00 Subject: Re: global variables are bad?? On 1/9/06, Lyndon Samson wrote: > On 1/9/06, John Maclean wrote: > > > > Chaps, > > > > I'm not sure were I have read this but I recall a page or two saying that > > global variables are bad for some reason. I've overcome my main hurdle, of > > understanding some of the basics of OO. > > > Interestingly it's allmost universally accepted that Global Variables are > bad ( in the same camp along with GOTO ), yet instance variables are just a > more restrictive variation on the same theme, yet they are best practice :-) > Guess the functional guys hold the high ground here. > > -- Hazzle free packages for Ruby? RPA is available from http://www.rubyarchive.org/