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Reading Snippets [55 => Scoping]

It is important to try and avoid scope pollution when using global variables in a program. Tightly scoping variables using the block scope provides several advantages:

πŸ™‚ Makes code more legible as blocks organize code in discrete sections

πŸ™‚ Makes code easier to understand

πŸ™‚ Makes code easier to maintain

πŸ™‚ Saves memory in code

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