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[RyanCaywood]

This is an example that I found in a C++ book I found laying around:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    float original = 0.0;
    float rate = 0.0;

    float discount = 0.0;

    float sale = 0.0;

    cout << "Original price: ";
    cin >> original;
    cout << "Discount rate: ";
    cin >> rate;

    discount = original * discRate;

    sale = discount - original;

    cout << "Sales price: " << sale << endl;
}

I know right?

Here is what I think of it:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    float original, rate;
    cout << "Original price: "; cin >> original;
    cout << "Discount rate: ";  cin >> rate;
    cout << "Sales price: " << (original * rate) - original << "\n";
    return 0;
}

And I'm a newbie still. Well, maybe average, but still...

Isn't that just painful to look at?

[helios]

Um... No...

This, however, is:
cout << "Original price: "; cin >> original;

[Athar]

Here's how I think it should be:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
  double originalPrice,discountRate;
  cout << "Original price: ";
  cin >> originalPrice;
  cout << "Discount rate: ";
  cin >> discountRate;

  double discount = originalPrice * discountRate;
  double salePrice = original-discount;

  cout << "Sales price: " << salePrice << endl;
}

Code should be self-documenting whenever possible, i.e. it should be obvious what it does without needing additional commentary.