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Re:John Carmack on Mutable Variables by skeezyjefferson on Friday October 31, 2025 @11:23AM (#45773072)
but we already had the word variable for values that can change. on both counts it seems redundant
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Re:John Carmack on Mutable Variables by Thorrez on Saturday November 01, 2025 @09:19AM (#45781429)
Oh, good point. I misunderstood your previous question.

Is there a name that refers to the broader group that includes both constants and variables? In practice, and in e.g. C++, "variable" is used to refer to both constants and actual variables, due to there not being a different common name that can be used to refer to both.

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