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A magic number is a hard-coded numerical value that may lack context or meaning. They should not be used because they can make the code less readable and maintainable.
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== Why is this an issue?
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Magic numbers make the code more complex to understand as it requires the reader to have knowledge about the global context to understand the number itself.
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Their usage may seem obvious at the moment you're writing the code, but it may not be the case for another developer or later once the context faded away.
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-1, 0 and 1 are not considered magic numbers.
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