
Linux Dev Time – Episode 139
From Linux Dev Time by The Late Night Linux Family
December 14, 2025 · 28 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of eliminating global variables in programming and features a sponsorship from Tailscale, a VPN service.
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Topics covered
- global variables
- programming
- VPN
- networking
- Linux development
Keywords
- global variables
- arguments
- Tailscale
- VPN
- Linux
- programming
Sponsors
Tailscale
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