> Comments are better at explaining things than cryptic variable names anyhow. I'd pick const DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 42; // ... lots of code in the same fil

> Comments are better at explaining things than cryptic variable names anyhow. I'd pick const DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 42; // ... lots of code in the same file var font = new Font(DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE) over // 42 is the default font size var font = new Font(42); any time. Two reasons: version 2 encourages others to copy-paste out of laziness, and it does not resist refactoring very well.