Re: Todays WTF

["Rory Hewitt" <roryhewitt@xxxxxxxxx>]

...and let's not forget *PSSR, which you can (and *should*) use within any
procedure that does any 'work'.

That's all I have to say - I've done the "subroutines vs. subprocedures"
debate too much. As Joe says, they both have their place.

On 8/10/07, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not to argue the point, but I've found a really nice use for
> subroutines.  I
> use subroutines INSIDE of procedures to break out repetitive code or
> simply
> top keep the mainline of the procedure down when the code is complex.  The
> subroutines can access any of the procedure's local variables, much the
> same
> way that methods can use private class variables.
>
> It allows me to share variables among parts of the code without having to
> explicitly pass them up and down the stack.  It's a tradeoff, because if
> one
> of the subroutines modifies the variable then it's technically a side
> effect, which should be avoided, but in reality it can be a real time
> saver
> not having to prototype a bunch of procedures that are only used in one
> place.
>
> Joe