In 0.4 it is slower but this is fixed in 0.5. So I think this style is fine unless you need fast on 0.4 now.
On Tue, 2016-03-29 at 18:31, Evan Fields <evanjeromefie...@gmail.com> wrote: > To keep namespaces clear and to help with code readability, I might like to > do this: > > function mainFunc() > function helper() > do stuff > return something > end > > call helper() and do stuff > return something > end > > That way the helper function is only visible to the function that needs it > and when reading the code it's obvious that the helper "belongs to" the > main function. Is there any performance penalty for doing this? Or is this > bad practice for some reason I don't know?