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coffeescript variable scoping problems
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CS-Scope-Problem.coffee
outer = 1
changeNumbers = ->
inner = -1
outer = 10
inner = changeNumbers()
console.log(outer)
#output = 10
#result out, although outside of the inner scope is altered, which is not prefered
outer = 1
changeNumbers = ->
@inner = -1
@outer = 10
inner = changeNumbers()
console.log(outer)
#output = 1
#the @symbol forces the interior "this" to the outer varible changing it's scope
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