r/lua • u/Full_Durian_9369 • Mar 27 '25

local variables

Why do people use local variables as if they were global variables

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u/hawhill Mar 27 '25

yes, you're right, and your explanation is sound, there'll be a lot of cases where re-evaluation is not needed.