From: David Garamond <lists@...6.isreserved.com>
Date: 2004-02-27T01:07:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Why don't $global and @instance variables need *initialization*?

Robert Klemme wrote:
>>Making Ruby raise NameError when an uninitialized global or instance
>>variable is accessed (just like when a new local variable is mentioned
>>without being assigned first).
> 
> Why do you need that?  

Help in detecting typo?

  def foo
    @barbaz = ...
    ...
    @quux = 1 if @barrbaz != ... # typo
  end

-- 
dave