Ask HN: I prefer single letter variables

So it’s almost universally accepted variable names should always be descriptive, consistent, etc… but I’m sure there are scenarios where single variable names are preferable. I can’t quite formulate solid parameters of when that is, but here is a try: – There are few variables in the whole code block < 5. - Amount of lines is < 25. - […]

Ask HN: Do you find discord completely disorienting?

Whenever I end up on discord, I’m completely lost, and I know all the functions, but still lost. If I had to describe it in a word, it’d be ANXIETY. 10 teams, 30 channels, 50 unread messages in each channel, 500 members, 5k gifs… I have no idea who is talking, what is being talked about, are you and how […]