I find that the global by default thing is not as much of a problem if using a linter like Luacheck. If the text editor is configured to show linter warnings it

I find that the global by default thing is not as much of a problem if using a linter like Luacheck. If the text editor is configured to show linter warnings it catches typos before they become a problem. https://luacheck.readthedocs.io/ https://luacheck.readthedocs.io/