Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!opus!rcd From: rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Let ME try for a new topic... (externals) Message-ID: <535@opus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 01:54:46 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.535 Posted: Wed Jun 6 01:54:46 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jun-84 19:03:19 EDT References: <182@itm.UUCP> <3927@utzoo.UUCP> Organization: NBI, Boulder Lines: 12 >Sorry, Danny, but I can't resist: my favorite way of dealing with >the problem is to avoid external variables. Passing information as >parameters and returned values is a much cleaner way of communicating >between different modules... Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with the issue. Parameters and global variables solve two different problems; it's comparatively seldom that you have a real choice as to which is appropriate. Please remember that parameters have limited scopes and extents (lifetimes). -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Never offend with style when you can offend with substance.