Unironically: For in-house scripts and toolboxes where I want to set stuff like input directory, output directory etc. for the whole toolbox, and then just run the scripts. There are other easy solutions of course, but this makes it really quick and easy to just run the scripts when I need to.

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But those would be constants, not variables.

[–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I typically don't declare them as such - bring the pitchforks!

[–] Slotos@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everything’s a variable if you’re brave enough.

[–] CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My void* doesn't care about your const!

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

In software that’s already badly engineered. Either you do the work and refactor everything, or accept it’s probably not worth all the effort.