Robert’s Rules of Coders: #6 Don’t Use Magic Numbers

Rob Kraft

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When someone refers to a magic numbers in software, they probably have one of the following three scenarios in mind: A value that is used to determine the behavior of the code, but the value itself provides no meaning A value that has been hard coded in several locations in the program, that is

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Rob Kraft

Software Developer (Senior) Kraft Software LLC

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Rob Kraft is an independent software developer for Kraft Software LLC. He has been a software developer since the mid 80s and has a Master's Degree in Project Management. Rob lives near Kansas City, Missouri.

Robert’s Rules of Coders: #6 Don’t Use Magic Numbers

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