I don't agree with that either, even in the languages I am well versed in not having to guess intentions or deduce variables is much easier. I think the tradeof

I don't agree with that either, even in the languages I am well versed in not having to guess intentions or deduce variables is much easier. I think the tradeoff is really just keystrokes and laziness. Even if I'm wrong, how often is it an expert, that is not yourself, left to maintain your old code?