Data Creation

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Creating Types

   * Does the program use a different type for each kind of data that might
     change?
   * Are type names oriented toward the real-world entities they represent
     rather than programming-language types?
   * Are the type names descriptive enough to help document data
     declarations? Are they used specifically for that purpose?
   * Have you avoided redefining pre-defined types?

Declaring Data

   * Have you used a template to streamline data declarations and promote
     stylistic consistency?
   * If your language uses implicit declarations, have you compensated for
     the problems they cause?

Initialization

   * Does each routine check input parameters for validity?
   * Does the code initialize variables close to where they're used?
   * Are counters and accumulators initialized properly?
   * Are variables reinitialized properly in code that's called multiple
     times?
   * Does the code compile with no warnings from the compiler?

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