Are global variables in C++ stored on the stack, heap or neither of them?

Here is what the book says on page 205: If you’re familiar with operating system architecture, you might be interested to know that local variables and function arguments are stored on the stack, while global and static variables are stored on the heap. This is definitely an error in the book. First, one should discuss … Read more

When are static and global variables initialized?

By static and global objects, I presume you mean objects with static lifetime defined at namespace scope. When such objects are defined with local scope, the rules are slightly different. Formally, C++ initializes such variables in three phases: 1. Zero initialization 2. Static initialization 3. Dynamic initialization The language also distinguishes between variables which require … Read more

Global javascript variable inside document.ready

If you’re declaring a global variable, you might want to use a namespace of some kind. Just declare the namespace outside, then you can throw whatever you want into it. Like this… var MyProject = {}; $(document).ready(function() { MyProject.intro = “”; MyProject.intro = “something”; }); console.log(MyProject.intro); // “something”