Chapter 7. General Programming
This chapter is largely devoted to the nuts and bolts of the language. It discusses the treatment of local variables, the use of libraries, the use of various data types, and the use of two extralinguistic facilities: reflection and native methods. Finally, it discusses optimization and naming conventions.
Item 29: Minimize the scope of local variables
This item is similar in nature to Item 12, “Minimize the accessibility of classes and members.” By minimizing the scope of local variables, you increase the readability and maintainability of your code and reduce the likelihood of error.
The C programming language mandates that local variables must be declared at the head of a block, and programmers continue to do this ...
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