> Assume for every code obfuscator there's a deobfuscator or at least someone as clever as you out there. Then it filters out people who are not using a deobfu

> Assume for every code obfuscator there's a deobfuscator or at least someone as clever as you out there. Then it filters out people who are not using a deobfuscator or are less clever than I. > Randomizing variable names it just a nuisance, it won't stop any competent pen tester or attacker. Then it will stop incompetent pen testers. I don't see how your comment refutes the point made. The point is not that it makes your likelihood of attack zero, it just reduces the likelihood via adding more roadblocks.