Kyle Shevlin • 6/26/2021

What are “Magic Values”?

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This article defines 'magic values' as unexplained strings or numbers in code and argues for replacing them with named constants. It provides practical examples in JavaScript, covering time calculations, localStorage keys, and regular expressions, to demonstrate how this practice improves readability and maintainability.

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