Re:Project Oberon
by magicalhippo on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @07:35AM
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There's two aspects here. First, "wasn't designed for" and "the future" usually means changes will happen.
But more importantly, by giving it a name the code is more self-documenting. New and old programmers don't have to figure out why 128, or if 128 is right or not in this bit of code.
But more importantly, by giving it a name the code is more self-documenting. New and old programmers don't have to figure out why 128, or if 128 is right or not in this bit of code.