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From: "Davide" <ppp@ppp.it>
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Subject: Re: Allocation of local constant arrays
Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 11:56:35 +0200
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"Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus@comcast.net> ha scritto:

> then put everything as constants in the
> package body.

As a general way to design the software, if you have constants used only by
a procedure, do you prefer (for the final application) to nest them in that
procedure or to keep them together with all the other constants in the
package body, then visible also to procedures not referencing them?

The question, in other words,  is: locate the data closest as possible to
operations who used them or tend to "globalize" their visibility also when
not necessary?

Waiting for opinions.

Davide.