<p>As briefly discussed <a href="https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/1280/files/0d12919552f13940854c4a1162658c440dbaef31">in the comments on #1280</a>, this updates HACKING with some fairly common and widespread best practices.</p>

<p>Various links/references:<br>
<a href="https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/c/DCL19-C.+Minimize+the+scope+of+variables+and+functions">https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/c/DCL19-C.+Minimize+the+scope+of+variables+and+functions</a><br>
<a href="https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/c/DCL00-C.+Const-qualify+immutable+objects">https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/c/DCL00-C.+Const-qualify+immutable+objects</a><br>
<a href="http://wiki.c2.com/?DeclareVariablesAtFirstUse">http://wiki.c2.com/?DeclareVariablesAtFirstUse</a></p>

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<h4>Commit Summary</h4>
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<h4>Patch Links:</h4>
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  <li><a href='https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/1282.patch'>https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/1282.patch</a></li>
  <li><a href='https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/1282.diff'>https://github.com/geany/geany/pull/1282.diff</a></li>
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