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Re:Global variables are bad (2013) by dingo_bat on Thursday July 26, 2018 @04:51AM (#17616024)
> Really Bad Reasons to Use Global Variables > "I don't want to pass it around all the time."

This is not a bad reason at all. I think this is the best and most used reason. And no alternative is provided in TFA.

Re:Global variables are bad (2013) by oweiler on Thursday July 26, 2018 @08:01AM (#17616753)
I disagree. Passing around variables, while unpleasant, at least makes dependencies explicit.