I do agree that in practice proper naming is often absent and too much frustration over this isn't helpful. But that doesn't mean it's unimportant! I've found

I do agree that in practice proper naming is often absent and too much frustration over this isn't helpful. But that doesn't mean it's unimportant! I've found that when I struggle with properly naming things (outside of anonymous functions), it usually means I need to stop and properly think about what I'm doing. I've found this to be the case for both naming functions/methods and naming 'data' (which is why I've warmed a bit to the idea of explicit typing).