in reply to Favorite Descriptive Variable Name
Sometimes late traces of Commodore Basic can be found in my code: $a $b $c etc.
$a is most possibly some kind of input,
$i a loop iterator, and
$x $y some coordinates.
Words like $name or $count are not that much better.
The worst thing is when you re-use code for another purpose, and the variable names don't match their content anymore.
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