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Re: Global constants

To: REALbasic Plugins <realbasic-plugins at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Re: Global constants
From: Brad Hutchings <brad at componentx dot com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 22:09:21 -0800
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References: <1h6z09k dot jvw60z204edcM%support at monkeybreadsoftware dot de> <43114280-95BC-404C-AB18-F86F0A760FED at sqlabs dot net> <378AB65D-AA2F-45D0-AFCC-FAC5278316D1 at realsoftware dot com> <53AB75A6-A962-4452-A090-58EAD24FDE7F at sqlabs dot net> <5670707A-8AA1-4B30-80D3-ECC1B764DFBC at haranbanjo dot com>
Ah, come on Will... Lots of plugin developers pollute the global namespace. It's one of those things that makes Pure Rb code ("no plugins, no declares") so attractive to the masses.

-Brad

On Dec 4, 2005, at 7:42 PM, Will Leshner wrote:

Actually, it would be better to have the constants require the dot notation. Either have them be part of a class, or part of a module your plugin exposes. To do otherwise pollutes the global namespace.

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