On 22 Jun 2007, at 09:50, Tiemo Hollmann TB wrote:

 I really don't see any difference between using globals or properties
yet.

Scott pointed out some of the problems of using globals. One particular problem in Rev is that we can easily share stacks with each other. If you use someone else's stack (as a plugin, a library, or as part of your application), and if there is a global in that peron's stack that has the same name as one in your own stack, unexpected things are likely to happen. That is why it's usually advisable to use some kind of naming strategy for your globals. For example, start all gloabls with "g" plus your applications name.

gMyAppUserName, gMyAppUserID, etc.

But that's only reducing the risk of name conflicts; it doesn't remove it.

Custom properties don't have this problem as thy are tied to objects (stacks, cards, etc.) therefore it's OK to have custom properties with the same name. (the userID of stack "myApp" versus the userID of stack "herApp").

Cheers
Dave
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