== Why is this an issue? Variables that are never updated will always return their default values and so they should be explicitly declared as constant. A ``++let++``-declaration guarantees and clearly signals to the programmer that its value is supposed to and will never change. This rule applies to non-constant fields and variables which are not set within the codebase. ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[] ''' == Implementation Specification (visible only on this page) === Message Declare variable "{0}" with "let". ''' == Comments And Links (visible only on this page) === on 15 May 2015, 11:57:27 Elena Vilchik wrote: Consider only "set and read but never updated" variables and not "unused" one. include::../comments-and-links.adoc[] endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]