consistency - conventional
Why is this an issue?
Empty declarations are cruft; they (may) compile, but they violate the language standards, don’t contribute anything of value, and clutter up the
program. Like cobwebs, they should be swept away.
Noncompliant code example
int; // Noncompliant
Resources
- ISO/IEC 9899:2011, 6.7p2
- ISO/IEC 14882:2011, 7p3.
- CERT, MSC12-C. - Detect and remove code that has no effect or is never executed
