On Wednesday,  5 September 2001 at 22:20:51 -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 11:48:34AM +0930, Greg Lehey wrote:
>>
>>> I can see how it would be useful but good code design should remove
>>> the need for it to be present.  I'd much prefer to see different
>>> entry points pass information along about the current context in
>>> which it is running.
>>
>> Hmm.  In the cases I'm thinking of, that means gratuitous repetition
>> of code.  In my book, that's a hack too.
>
> Uh, that's what *functions* are for.

All else being equal, given the choice between a variable or a
function, I'd use the variable any day.

Greg
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