> Worse, you may not spend a lot of time reading code out loud, but when you read your brain still thinks the sounds. Probably correct. But then for names you

> Worse, you may not spend a lot of time reading code out loud, but when you read your brain still thinks the sounds. Probably correct. But then for names you are not familiar with, the name gets mapped into the equivalent and known concept in your working memory. I usually model this as a very small LRU stack where old objects get pushed when you exceed the size. The stack is considered to be around 7 concepts deep. So just by overloading these 2 words, you're potentially reducing working memory by more than 20% (increasing mental load by much more due to constant swapping in and out of working memory). The brain is amazing I know wikipedia is not always right(tm) but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory#Capacity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory#Capacity