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I was just using your examples to comment on the common programmer practice of needlessly shortening words and names of things or, even worse, intentionally qui
by bmitc 4y ago
I was just using your examples to comment on the common programmer practice of needlessly shortening words and names of things or, even worse, intentionally quirkily naming something to make a specialized word or domain even more specialized. It's a practice that I do not like, as it arbitrarily creates an additional layer of obfuscation.
- gregjor 4y agoAt one time memory constraints made the short names necessary. Not a technical issue anymore. Now we have autocomplete in the shell. But what do you expect from a professional caste who debate endlessly about efficiency and “productivity” supposedly improved a fraction by a keyboard or typeface or color scheme?
- Espressosaurus 4y agoLet me post another article about how I can save 10 seconds by using Emacs for my toaster!