[erlang-questions] Immutable isn't static Was: Re: Process scope variable

[Rad Gruchalski]

Indeed, but more common usage of static in computer programming relates to “object property/method” instead of “class”.  
In Erlang, one could argue that mod:something(), where mod is indeed -module(mod), is static.
But in general term, static is not equal to immutable.

Take a look at Java:

class Whatever {
  public static String meh = “meh”;
}

You can change the value of meh by:

Whatever.meh = “meh meh”;

while immutable would be:

public static final String immutableMeh = “meh”;

You can’t change the value of this one.

There is a difference.  










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On Thursday, 12 March 2015 at 22:59, Imants Cekusins wrote:

> Computing (Of a process (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/process#process__3) or variable (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/variable#variable__15)) notable (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/able#able__3) to be changed (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/change#change__3) during a set period,for example (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/example#example__15) while a program is running
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