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I think a lot of C/C++ programmers use text editors such as Vim/Emacs, and might not have code completion support, so the shorter names are easier to type.

• drainyard 8y ago
  Most people that use either Emacs or Vim for serious programming use extensions that implement code completion.
• westmeal 8y ago
  'dabbrev-expand works in the context of the files that are open in all of the buffers in the buffer list too