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[–] GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have had too many times where I have been confused trying to figure out a giant nested loop because the writer used i/j/k or x/y/z. It’s even worse when they confused when a particular bug is because they confused what their single letter variables were and used j somewhere instead of i and no one caught it because it is so easy to brush over. Name your stuff what it is, make your life easier, make others lives easier.

[–] LetThereBeDwight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If you need three iterators, it's time for at least one function encapsulating that inner loop.