Re: local by default?

[Eric Tetz <erictetz@...>]

--- Russ Webb <Russell.Webb@corp.palm.com> wrote:
> Personally, I like declaring all locals since it prevents typos from
> creating side-effects,

How so?

function foo()
  local bat -- oops, typo
  bar = 10
  return bar
end

function foo()
  local bar
  bat = 10 -- oops, typo
  return bar
end

In either case you've just created a new global, or worse, you've just changed the value of an
existing global. Right?


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