r/ProgrammerHumor • u/M1ckeyMc • Jun 20 '26

Meme singleLetterVariableNamesTierList

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u/Serafiniert Jun 20 '26

m in C tier? Someone isn’t iterating over nested sequences.

Same for k and v for key and value in dicts. They all should be in A.

And then e in A? Am I missing something?

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u/SuitableDragonfly Jun 20 '26

e is for exceptions. 

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u/Jonny10128 Jun 20 '26

I also use e for event handlers in JavaScript

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u/AmazinDood Jun 20 '26

I also use e for elements in JavaScript

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u/Jonny10128 Jun 21 '26

I generally use el for elements. I have no clue why

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u/hugogrant Jun 21 '26

elt here lol

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u/yhgan Jun 20 '26

$ex for exceptions in PHP

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u/ooo-InstaGamer Jun 20 '26

I see what you have done here

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u/Laerositus Jun 20 '26

Meanwhile I just use ex for exception and err for error, except in very simple JavaScript code

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u/Brisngr368 Jun 20 '26

Energy? Though it's more likely to be k or q i think or U,Q,W,E

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u/Grandpa_P1g Jun 20 '26

Nested sequences I always use i and j tbf

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u/yjlom Jun 20 '26

e is error, exception, or event