doc: section constants / modules / declare public constants (#10410)

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Global variables are not normally allowed, so this can be really useful.
**Modules**
Constants can be made public with `pub const`:
```v oksyntax
module mymodule
pub const golden_ratio = 1.61803
fn calc() {
println(mymodule.golden_ratio)
}
```
The `pub` keyword is only allowed before the `const` keyword and cannot be used inside
a `const ( )` block.
Outside from module main all constants need to be prefixed with the module name.
### Required module prefix
When naming constants, `snake_case` must be used. In order to distinguish consts