• @beefcat@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    Sure, the variables have explicit definitions somewhere, but it still requires you to go back and reference them every time you forget what y stood for.

    With more verbose identifiers like in code, you don’t need these reminders. The cognitive load is reduced, because you no longer need to hold a table in your head that correlates these random letters with their definitions.

    • Kogasa
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      11 year ago

      I assure you the cognitive load would not be reduced. It would just be less readable.