From: Mathieu Bouchard Date: 2000-10-25T13:55:45+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:5835] Re: local variables (nested, in-block, parameters, etc.) > here you have a node NODE_DVAR > Y> will be a plain local variable. > This mean that you must re-read the whole def to modify all the NODE_DVAR > in a NODE_LVAR, no ? Why there is a need for a distinction between "local" and "dynamic" variables?... couldn't they all be "dynamic"? what would be the impact? matju