Re: 5.2 and 5.1

[Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@...>]

2013/4/10 steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@gmail.com>:

> Remembering to return the module is one of those things
> a person forgets, especially if they're used to module.
>
> function newmod(name)
>   local mod = {}
>   package.loaded[name] = mod
>   return mod
> end
>
> local M = newmod(...)
> ...
> And then voila, no need to return M at the end!

-1.

Forgetting to return the module table is like forgetting to take your
cash out of the automatic teller machine: it's a waste, but you'll
discover pretty soon you haven't got it.

Messing around with package.loaded qualifies as obfuscated code.