Constants vs Variables
We said that types describe the nature of the data held by a constant or variable.
What, then, are constants and variables?
Up to now, you have only seen variables.
Variables’ values can vary, which means that you can assign them a new value.
You varied numberOfStoplights’s value in this code: numberOfStoplights += 2.
Often, however, you will want to create instances with values that do not change. Use constants for these cases. As the name indicates, the value of a constant cannot be changed.
You made numberOfStoplights a variable, and you changed its value. But what if you did not want to vary the value of numberOfStoplights? In that case, making numberOfStoplights a constant would be better. A good rule ...
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