Re: global/static variables & loops

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Subject	Re: global/static variables & loops
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From	Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk>
Date	2012-02-16 14:25 +0100
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Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> writes:

> On Feb 15, 7:47 pm, Anders Wegge Keller <we...@wegge.dk> wrote:
> > Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mcle...@btinternet.com> writes:
> 
> >  I don't know if I've made myself clear previously, but I'm in this
> > thread, asking about programs having *NO GLOBAL STATE AT ALL*.
> 
> I think you're trying to extend your "global state" beyond what is
> reasonable. Unless we're writing in some sort of functional
> programming language the we're going to have GS, and even with an FP I
> suspect you'd claim GS was present.
> 
> I'm talking about global variables. Data that's accessible throughout
> the program. Stuff that's hard to debug because *anyone* could have
> fiddled with it.

 I was asking (and extending global state), to point out why strict
adherence to "no glabals" without thought isn't clever.


-- 
/Wegge

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global/static variables & loops Rob Janecek <robs@invalid.com> - 2012-02-14 19:56 +0000
  Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-14 12:42 -0800
  Re: global/static variables & loops Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-02-14 15:01 -0600
  Re: global/static variables & loops Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-14 20:35 -0500
    Re: global/static variables & loops Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2012-02-14 21:18 -0800
    Re: global/static variables & loops pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-02-15 00:53 -0500
      Re: global/static variables & loops Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> - 2012-02-18 21:15 -0800
        Re: global/static variables & loops Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-19 06:05 +0000
          Re: global/static variables & loops Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-22 03:15 +0200
        Re: global/static variables & loops Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-19 04:14 -0500
          Re: global/static variables & loops Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-02-19 12:32 +0000
            Re: Array 'typedef's and exclusive use of '->' versus '.' Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-19 17:00 -0500
              Re: Array 'typedef's and exclusive use of '->' versus '.' Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-19 16:43 -0800
                Re: Array 'typedef's and exclusive use of '->' versus '.' Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-19 20:32 -0500
              Re: Array 'typedef's and exclusive use of '->' versus '.' Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-22 03:27 +0200
                Re: Array 'typedef's and exclusive use of '->' versus '.' Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-25 02:19 -0500
                Re: Array 'typedef's and exclusive use of '->' versus '.' Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-25 10:14 +0200
    Re: global/static variables & loops "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-02-15 10:47 +0000
      Re: global/static variables & loops Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-15 11:42 +0000
        Re: global/static variables & loops "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-02-15 12:54 +0000
        Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-15 05:17 -0800
      Re: global/static variables & loops Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-22 03:28 +0200
    Re: global/static variables & loops August Karlstrom <fusionfile@gmail.com> - 2012-02-15 15:19 +0100
    Re: global/static variables & loops Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-02-22 03:12 +0200
  Re: global/static variables & loops Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-15 01:23 -0800
    Re: global/static variables & loops August Karlstrom <fusionfile@gmail.com> - 2012-02-15 14:03 +0100
      Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-15 05:20 -0800
        Re: global/static variables & loops James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-15 08:41 -0500
          Re: global/static variables & loops Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-16 00:20 +0000
            Re: global/static variables & loops Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-15 21:02 -0500
              Re: global/static variables & loops "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-02-16 10:03 +0000
                Re: global/static variables & loops Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-16 07:58 -0500
              Re: global/static variables & loops Markus Wichmann <nullplan@gmx.net> - 2012-02-19 20:44 +0100
                Re: global/static variables & loops Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-19 15:37 -0500
                Re: global/static variables & loops Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-22 05:01 +0000
                Re: global/static variables & loops Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-22 08:12 -0500
    Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-15 15:55 +0100
      Re: global/static variables & loops James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-15 11:05 -0500
      Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-15 09:13 -0800
        Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-15 18:25 +0100
          Re: global/static variables & loops James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-15 13:25 -0500
            Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-15 10:51 -0800
              Re: global/static variables & loops James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-15 14:45 -0500
              Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-15 20:47 +0100
                Re: global/static variables & loops Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-16 04:45 -0800
                Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-16 14:25 +0100
                Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-16 08:10 -0800
                Re: global/static variables & loops Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-17 00:59 -0800
            Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-15 20:30 +0100
              Re: global/static variables & loops James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-15 15:00 -0500
                Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-15 21:30 +0100
                Re: global/static variables & loops James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-15 16:00 -0500
                Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-15 23:10 +0100
                Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-15 15:50 -0800
                Re: global/static variables & loops James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-15 19:50 -0500
                Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-16 14:36 +0100
            Re: global/static variables & loops Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-16 03:29 -0800
      Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-15 23:37 +0100
      Re: global/static variables & loops Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-16 00:23 +0000
        Re: global/static variables & loops Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@wegge.dk> - 2012-02-16 01:29 +0100
        Re: global/static variables & loops Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-02-15 21:20 -0500
      Re: global/static variables & loops Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-15 22:24 -0500
        Re: global/static variables & loops Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-16 01:08 -0800
      Re: global/static variables & loops Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-16 03:17 -0800

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