Dirk comments on why not a,b or x,y?

why not a,b or x,y? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 years ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 years ago (3 children)

People who name iterators with one letter have no soul.

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 9 points 3 years ago

two letters it is then

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[–] catfish@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

And people who iterate over 3D space using firstDimensionIndex, secondDimensionIndex, and thirdDimensionIndex instead of x, y, z have no sense 😜

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago

x, y, and z are absolutely fine for spatial addressing.

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