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Relatedly https://boakye.yiadom.org/bikeshed/env/

In short, I'm in full agreement with the author on not implicitly using magic variables/values in our programs. Environment variables are fine so long as they're not read from within the depths of a function.




OpenMP[0] wants to have a chat with you about the usage of environment variables for runtime configuration of applications and dynamic adaptations of software to environment they run in.

[0]: https://www.openmp.org/spec-html/5.0/openmpch6.html




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