# Use A Global Variable > If you are working on a stand-alone app that is 1,000 lines of c > ode. Use global variables. Use shorter names. > > More namespaces is not always better. Unnecessary modularity is > like extra weight on an airplane. All of the things they teach y > ou can be taken too far to extremes. > > Terry Davis This quote explains itself. So I will not explain more. You don't have to make everything modular. Use a global variable to simplify .