Re: static variables with function scope

This:

class TopClass { class MyClass { static(global) instances=0; int my_instance_number=instances++;

... }

object the() { return MyClass(); } }

TopClass top1=TopClass(); TopClass top2=TopClass();

top1->the()->my_instance_number == 0 top2->the()->my_instance_number == 1 top1->the()->my_instance_number == 2

without a top-global counter, you would get

top1->the()->my_instance_number == 0 top2->the()->my_instance_number == 0 top1->the()->my_instance_number == 1

which sometimes is something that you *want* as well.

I like static. It's a namespace saver. I don't think it's confusing at all, and it has it's uses. Just like ?: and ,.