I couldn't disagree more. In my opinion the golden rules of naming things are: 1. Names must be descriptive. 2. Names must be unambiguous. 3. Names should be

I couldn't disagree more. In my opinion the golden rules of naming things are: 1. Names must be descriptive. 2. Names must be unambiguous. 3. Names should be no longer than they need to be to achieve #1 and #2. If your names are becoming less descriptive over time it's because you're not writing well. It's not easy to write well, but that's the job.