From: jweirich@...
Date: 2001-07-10T10:48:46+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:17578] Re: Constants and Variables

>>>>> "HarryO" == HarryO  <harryo@zipworld.com.au> writes:

    HarryO> all I get is a warning, but it then actually changes the
    HarryO> value of MAX, anyway

    HarryO> This doesn't sound like it's much of a constant, to me !!

Its the ancient curse of all programmers:

    Variables don't.
    Constants aren't.

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