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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Error handling should only be with "if"

Variable names must be generic and similar to each-other

Debugging is only done with prints

Version numbers must be incoherent, hard to order correctly, contain letters and jump in ways that don't align with the updates done.

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Single letters or UTF8 symbols only. Emojis are encouraged.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Variable names should be var{n} where n = 0, 1, 2...

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Pff, just use the numbers directly:

${1} = "value";
${2} = "DOGE";

That makes it possible to do stuff like:

for (${152} = 1; ${152} <= 2; ${152}++) {
    ${666} = $${152};
    print(${666});
}

This is a valid code, btw.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Something something the cruelty is the point.