# Too many columns

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/too-many-columns/54339>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [November 17, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/too-many-columns/54339 "2022-11-17T09:07:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/too-many-columns/54339/21 "2022-11-17T11:46:20Z")

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Thanks!  
Lots of valid points!

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/too-many-columns/54339/22 "2022-11-17T11:53:13Z")

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> [@nathanaelb](#):
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> I also try to imagine how it would be in the coding world. I’m like you, I’ve never coded. But I imagine that coding create variables all over the place to store data. Some long term variable, some short term variables (columns in our working tables). Each variable in coding is probably a column to us in Glide.

With most programming languages you have variable scoping. In general terms, variables can be local (only available within the function where they were created) or global (available everywhere).

A loose translation to the Glide world would be User Profile columns (global) vs other Table columns (local).

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**Author:** ![David\_Gabler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david_gabler/32/44332_2.png) [@David\_Gabler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/David_Gabler)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/too-many-columns/54339/23 "2022-11-17T12:02:51Z")

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Stickiness of computed columns between apps and pages on shared tables …

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**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/too-many-columns/54339/24 "2022-11-17T12:03:40Z")

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> [@Darren\_Murphy](#):
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> With most programming languages you have variable scoping. In general terms, variables can be local (only available within the function where they were created) or global (available everywhere).

Little by little I’m learning coding concepts. I love how you transposed the concept to Glide, thanks.

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