where to declare variables

[heyyouyesyouiloveyou]

This is an more abstract question. I know the difference between global and local variables, but should i only declare variables as global when I know they need to be global? Or is it considered ok practice to declare variables that may or may not need to be global as global?

Thanks.

[long double main]

In general, global variables tend to be frowned upon -- just use local variables and pass them as parameters to other functions that need them.

Related reading:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/484635/are-global-variables-bad

[heyyouyesyouiloveyou]

thanks!