The PBP suggests using local on any changes to one of the global punctuation variables.
PBP: 056 Localizing Punctuation Variables
November 10th, 2014PBP: 055 Punctuation Variables
November 6th, 2014The Best Practice is to ‘use English’ for the uncommon punctuation variables. This has been a hard thing for me to get used to, but I have found it useful. Read the rest of this entry »
PBP: 054 Initialization
November 3rd, 2014Mr. Conway suggests that you initialize any variable you localize. Read the rest of this entry »
PBP: 053 Localization
October 30th, 2014The PBP tells us to localize changes to package variables. This is usually good sense, and prevents your changes from leaking out and messing with other things. Read the rest of this entry »
PBP: 052 Package Variables
October 27th, 2014The PBP suggests avoiding package variables. I almost can’t think of a reason to use one, so support this suggestion. Read the rest of this entry »
PBP: 051 Lexical Variables
October 23rd, 2014Global Variables; Just Say No. Well, the PBP’s a little more lenient than that, and actually easier to follow by suggesting, “Avoid using non-lexical variables.” and admitting there are some times you just need a package or global variable. Read the rest of this entry »
PBP: 050 List Membership
October 20th, 2014The PBP suggests using the right, fast, tools to search for strings in lists. Who wouldn’t? Read the rest of this entry »
