Re: [Boost-build] Python port: globals

From: Jurko Gospodnetic' (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-08 18:54:38

   Hi.

> OTOH, keeping everything as just globals is slightly easier to code.
> Anybody can comment, better with practical concerns, which approach
> is better?

   Not a Python expert or all that versed in Boost Build internals but 
when I have such a dilemma in our programs we usually go with a single 
globally accessible context singleton holding all such data. Its allows 
the same simple/fast coding style as raw global data but also allows 
relatively low cost transition to multiple contexts if and when that 
becomes necessary.

   We recently had to transform a single-user application to a 
multiple-user server application. User context was extracted in such a 
way and the transformation was incredibly smooth.

   I'd recommend going with multiple context support at once only if you 
have an actual use case already planned for the initial release.

   Just my 2 cents worth... hope it helps...

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetic'