[tbb-bugs] #26184 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Think about using `const` as much as possible in Torbutton code

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#26184: Think about using `const` as much as possible in Torbutton code
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  task                                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-torbutton, TorBrowserTeam202001  |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by sysrqb):

 * keywords:  tbb-torbutton => tbb-torbutton, TorBrowserTeam202001


Comment:

 Putting this on the roadmap in the not-too-distant-future. I did not read
 the articles, but I appreciate the comments. We should think about
 documenting all of our coding standards (C/C++, Javascript, Java, Kotlin,
 etc). We can look at tor's for a starting point, as well:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/doc/HACKING/CodingStandardsRust.md

 I am generally very supportive of maintaining readable code that is
 explicit about which variable bindings may change within scope. Self-
 documenting code is especially advantageous.

 Mozilla are not explicit about when `const` vs. `let` should be used in
 their documentation:
 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-
 US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Coding_Style#JavaScript_practices

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