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Re:John Carmack on Mutable Variables by zaphirplane on Sunday November 02, 2025 @07:08AM (#45789722)
Because the account owner withdrew money . The player scored a goal, the month ticked over, the rain started, the car accelerated, a new comment was added to the thread .

The world by definition mutates over time.

Re:John Carmack on Mutable Variables by kubanczyk on Sunday November 02, 2025 @09:38AM (#45790636)
Ah, true. If the var is a part of a long-living state, all good. That's just rarely seen in CRUD apps, more common in games.