> With no variable declaration keyword (a la var, my, local, private), adding a variable assignment anywhere could radically change the variable scoping. > I'

> With no variable declaration keyword (a la var, my, local, private), adding a variable assignment anywhere could radically change the variable scoping. > I'm done, this isn't suitable for prime-time, time to go somewhere else. So does that mean Python and Ruby are out the window too? It's really never been an issue in either of the three languages.