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title: 'Don''t use abbreviations'
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author_username: samuelstancl
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created_at: 2021-04-06T16:07:30+00:00
slug: dont-use-abbreviations
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Don't think that long variable/method names are wrong. They're not. They're expressive.

Better to call a longer method than a short one and check the docblock to understand what it does

Same with variables. Don't use nonsense 3-letters abbreviations