From: Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@...32.com>
Date: 2009-11-29T05:46:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Local variables can't be accessed from outside, right?

p> From what I understand, this is because local variables are created
p> when code is *parsed*, not actually run (as method resolution would be
p> even more painful if the interpreter had to first search the object
p> tree for a particular instance method every time a new local variable
p> was defined)

Ah!  So local variables are created when parsed but instance and class
variables are created at execution!

I hope that's right because a lightbulb just turned on.