Hi all.
Having seen threads referring to the creation of constants and the need to
restart for them to take effect, prompted me to consider what I’m missing.
I stopped using constants many many moons ago when they were a hassle to
maintain. Instead, I started using IP vars.
With evidence that many 4D developers prefer Constants, I‘m looking at the pros
and cons and feel I must be missing something.
Question:
Why use IP variables instead of Constants?
The upside:
- they are available to all 4D processes
- they are available to all deployment application options (server, standalone,
etc)
- their value can be easily changed during development if required
- the variable name = perhaps a better description of what the constant is
for = use 4D’s Rename
- the content = perhaps a better description of its use
- no restart required to test in development
The downside:
- ?
Cheers, Keith
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