Re: poll ideas quest 2015 (declare variables)

[chacham]

I prefer to declare my variables:

• At the top of the relevant enclosure
• At the top of the global enclosure
• In a separate file
• Right before their first use
• Inside their first use
• I just copy what the code already does
• Whereever code completion puts it
• It varies by language
• It varies by my mood
• I use one global variable for all my needs
• Other

[Anonymous Monk]

It should be a multiple-selection as I "declare my variables" ...

• At the top of the relevant enclosure: before option handling; keeping value after a loop;
• Right before their first use: for my $x = 1 if $test is buggy; no other way (search in loop; populating array or hash);
• Inside their first use: preferred
• I just copy what the code already does: in maintenance mode;
• It varies by language: C, C++, SQL

[stevieb]

• with names that are concise and relevant
• with names that are obscure and confusing for security's sake

[chacham]

This poll idea is about location. For naming, see Favorite Descriptive Variable Name. :)