Abstract
Literals are constant values (numbers, strings, etc.) used in the source code. Magic literals are such values used without an explicit explanation of their meaning. Such undocumented values may hinder source-code comprehension, negatively impacting maintenance. Relatively little literature can be found on the subject beyond the usual (and very old) recommendation of avoiding literals and preferring named constants. Yet, magic literals are still routinely found in source code.
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