Variable Names vs Readability

Going to be harsh now: I don’t care if the variable name takes you longer to type. Intellisense is there for you to use. Don’t choose development convenience over long term readability. #DevDiscuss creat(2)

A woman angrily points while another woman looks on, paired with a unimpressed white cat sitting at a restaurant table. The joke criticizes developers who use short, convenient variable names instead of clear, readable names, joking that autocomplete is available to help type longer names. It is shared as a reaction to poor coding style and unreadable code.

• @profunctor_io / 4103 2020-03-04