Global variables are primarily bad when they're mutable. Environment variables are (usually anyway) global constants, which are indispensable. And generating c

Global variables are primarily bad when they're mutable. Environment variables are (usually anyway) global constants, which are indispensable. And generating config files sounds like a pain, probably more complexity than a lot of us really need. Though I don't disagree that it's a little silly to take env files too seriously as a format.