variable scope in statement blocks

Question

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
    Foo();
}
int i = 10; // error, \'i\' already exists

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Answer 1

Or is just a case of nanny-state compilerism?

Exactly that. There is no sense in "reusing" variable names in the same method. It's just a source of errors and nothing more.