Abbreviating is very important so that we look smart and save memory and mind space.

Problems

• Coupling

• Bad Naming

• Declarativeness

• Ambiguity

• Readability

• Premature Optimization

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Solutions

1. Use meaningful/declarative names

Examples

• Variable naming

• Function naming

• Package naming

• Class naming

Sample Code

Wrong

Right

Detection

We can't automate choosing what is a short name and a declarative.

Some "modern" and shinny languages enforce this bad practice. So we should wisely choose a good language instead.

Tags

• Declarative

Conclusion

Computer science was born from the mother of science (mathematics). In math, the assignment of single letter variables (i, j, x, y) is a good practice.

The concept of reference arose from the variable.

Many people wondered why mathematicians can work with such short variables, and computer scientists cannot.

For mathematicians, once entered into a formula, variables lose all semantics and become indistinguishable.

We need to care more about semantics and reading.

Our brain wastes a lot of energy figuring out what is the meaning of an abbreviation.

It is 2020, We need to write software for humans, not for compilers.

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Credits

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A long descriptive name is better than a short enigmatic name. A long descriptive name is better than a long descriptive comment.

Robert Martin