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From: David Rasmussen <pinkfloydhomer@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Localized Variable Declaration
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 11:59:59 +0200
Date: 2002-06-02T11:59:59+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3CF9EC9F.9020203@yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8db3d6c8.0206011821.1e64ae72@posting.google.com

steve_H wrote:
> David Rasmussen <pinkfloydhomer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<3CF79AAD.70501@yahoo.com>...
>  
> 
>>The variables are declared when used, and not some centralized place in the
>>beginning. 
>>
> 
> 
> But this is why having variables declared in ONE place is better.
> 
> I always know where to go look to find where the variable was created.
> 
> In C++, I have to go scan the function code up and down to find where it was
> declared.
> 
> How could this be better?

I have already explained the benefits. I am not saying that this is 
always better, and I know it is largely a matter of taste. But I can 
assure you that there are real-life benefits in terms of ease of 
maintenance and readability to doing this. I think it comes down to what 
you're used to.

/David




  reply	other threads:[~2002-06-02  9:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-05-31 13:24 Localized Variable Declaration David Rasmussen
2002-05-31 13:32 ` martin.m.dowie
2002-05-31 13:38   ` David Rasmussen
2002-05-31 13:50     ` martin.m.dowie
2002-05-31 14:48       ` David Rasmussen
2002-05-31 15:26         ` martin.m.dowie
2002-05-31 15:45           ` David Rasmussen
2002-05-31 18:30             ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-06-02  2:21             ` steve_H
2002-06-02  9:59               ` David Rasmussen [this message]
2002-06-02 15:06                 ` Robert Dewar
2002-06-02 15:27                   ` David Rasmussen
2002-06-02 23:25                     ` Hyman Rosen
2002-06-02 23:28                       ` David Rasmussen
2002-06-02 23:52                     ` martin.m.dowie
2002-06-02 23:58                       ` David Rasmussen
2002-06-03 11:22                         ` martin.m.dowie
2002-05-31 15:51           ` Mark Johnson
2002-05-31 17:47             ` martin.m.dowie
2002-05-31 21:53           ` tmoran
2002-06-02 15:10             ` Robert Dewar
2002-06-02 15:28               ` Vinzent Hoefler
2002-06-02 18:04               ` tmoran
2002-06-07  3:32               ` Richard Riehle
2002-05-31 15:59         ` Darren New
2002-06-02 15:20           ` Robert Dewar
2002-06-03  5:29             ` Michael Bode
2002-06-03  6:17               ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-04 10:26                 ` Simon Wright
2002-06-03 13:59               ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-05  8:36                 ` Dmitry A.Kazakov
2002-06-03 17:29               ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-16 23:34               ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-04 12:13             ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-05-31 19:00         ` Mike Silva
2002-06-01  0:58         ` Robert Dewar
2002-05-31 18:04       ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-05-31 15:06     ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-01 14:53       ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-02 21:18         ` Florian Weimer
2002-06-11  7:16         ` David Thompson
2002-05-31 18:30     ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-02  1:52 ` Stefan Skoglund
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