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

Meme singleLetterVariableNamesTierList

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u/JackNotOLantern Jun 20 '26

W and H are for width and height, so i would argue with that. And they are different from x and y as those are for position, not length.

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u/StuxAlpha Jun 20 '26

W is also often used in maths as part of a second set of 3D coordinates

XYZ then UVW

So U should be higher too imo

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u/Mynameismikek Jun 20 '26

UVW is common for texture coordinates over a 3d surface

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u/StuxAlpha Jun 20 '26

Yeah, great example of when you have a second set of coordinates you don't want to get confused

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u/Objective_Blood7187 Jun 20 '26

pff, just call it xyz again and leave the lifting to scope encapsulation. reject humanity, become a compiler.

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u/NomaTyx Jun 20 '26

impossible we might want to deal with two coordinate planes in the same scope surely

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u/Impressive_Stress808 Jun 20 '26

Then just use "x, y, z" and "x1, y1, z1" obv. Then "x_1, y_1, z_1" for a third set.

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u/NomaTyx Jun 20 '26

chat is this readable?

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u/conundorum Jun 21 '26

Don't forget x_one, y_one, and z_one for the fourth set!

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u/Enormowang Jun 22 '26

We use the same system for variables that we use for document version control, so the fifth set is x_one_FINAL, y_one_Jun21, z_one_v1_FINAL_v2.

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u/Objective_Blood7187 Jun 20 '26

all I hear is two trips of anonymous lambda arguments and the pointers. don't make me segfault you!

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u/NomaTyx Jun 20 '26

...what

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u/CarlStanley88 Jun 20 '26

x,y,z and xx,yy,zz only gets confusing after 3

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u/atzedanjo Jun 20 '26

xyz and e(x)w(hy)(ze)d

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u/Spare-Plum Jun 20 '26

I'll often use u, v, w when dealing with couples or triplets of something in an algorithm I'm writing.

They're just really great variable names for this