Naming Things Without Pain Naming things is one of the two hard problems in computer...
Naming Things Without Pain
Naming things is one of the two hard problems in computer science (the other being cache invalidation and off-by-one errors). We've all stared at a variable or function, unable to think of a good name. Here are practical strategies to reduce that pain.
Use Intention-Revealing Names
A name should answer "why it exists, what it does, and how it is used." Avoid generic names like data, info, temp, or flag. Instead, be specific.
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