[Jach]

I see the main point, and I try not to use globals when I can, but I can't help but recall a quote I read from somewhere: "People who are afraid of globals are usually afraid of girls, spiders, etc."

[KirinDave]

I wouldn't trust the person who told you that, anymore.

Pretty much the last decade of software engineering has been a slow realization how how untenable the use of large amounts of global state is.

[Jach]

You're right, of course, but sometimes globals can be the magic sauce you need to hack out something quickly. (I find global hate to be similar to 'goto' hate.)

[cemerick]

Ah, the "I'm a big man, I code by writing bits to the platters with a magnet" argument. (Quick, prize to the first xkcd link here!)

[Jach]

I found it an amusing quote, and I'm a strong believer in using the right tool for the right task. :)

[francoisdevlin]

http://xkcd.com/378/

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