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		zaphirplane 58 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: John Carmack on mutable variables 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.

kubanczyk 57 days ago [–]

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.

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