| ??? 09/08/06 08:07 Read: times |
#123902 - but don't be "oversmart" Responding to: ???'s previous message |
While most of the time using symbolic names for constants is benefitial, there are ocassions, when it is not. I don't have an example ready, but sometimes it is better to see the actual value than just the symbolic name with the actual value hidden elsewhere - especially if it relates closely to the context of surrounding part of program. A somewhat forced example, if LENGTH would be defined in some header file, far away, and it is crystal clear from the context of program where LENGTH is used that it must be for example an even number, it might happen that somebody would change LENGTH to an invalid - odd - number when looking only at the header.
My point is, that programming is a balancing act in many ways. Don't over-use even a good practice. JW |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| ^= , Checksum, Problem | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Have you tried a simulator? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| well, | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| OK | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| volatile? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| volatile | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| using ICE ? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| update code (working) and clarification | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Style | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Think about your variable types | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Thanks | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Magic numbers | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| but don't be "oversmart" | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| example? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| advantages | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
the most often forgotten quality guarantee | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| so, use structures! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| padding | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Actual Output | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| C99 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| making up your own | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Names | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| FYI - C99 Exact- & Minimum-width types | 01/01/70 00:00 |