From: David Garamond <lists@...6.isreserved.com>
Date: 2004-02-26T22:48:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Why don't $global and @instance variables need *initialization*?

ts wrote:
>>>>>>"D" == David Garamond <lists@zara.6.isreserved.com> writes:
> D> NameError: undefined local variable or method `a' for main:Object
>                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
>  The message is important : ruby don't know if it's a variable or a method
>  and can't initialize it.

I see. I thought Ruby's intention was to protect someone from making a 
stupid mistake of using uninitialized variables (ala Python). But then I 
remember Ruby has the -w switch, so I guess Ruby never enforces this and 
just gives a warning.

-- 
dave