#functional globals

When are UDEs not the Right Answer?

As we have seen, UDEs can be a powerful way of passing data between processes, but they are no Silver Bullet, no Panacea, no Balm of Gilead, no … well, you get the point. Given that we aren’t going to do something silly like only use one method for passing all our data, we need to ask an important question: When should you consider the other techniques?

Knowing What is Important

The reason people…