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> "I think this variable could be named better" I had a friend describe to me how hurt he was because the code reviewer didn't like how he named things. Appar
by bcrosby95 5y ago
> "I think this variable could be named better"
I had a friend describe to me how hurt he was because the code reviewer didn't like how he named things. Apparently he built a giant metaphor for his system. And he then wrote code in that metaphor.
I don't recall the details. It involved fruit, trains, clippers, etc. He was writing a system to report on how disk space was used across their systems.
- aliasEli 5y agoNames are important for understanding code. They are most useful if everybody uses the same conventions. It sounds like your friend was trying to push personal conventions onto others.
- dwaltrip 5y agoDid he eventually realize that his naming system was confusing and could be cleaned up?