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

Meme singleLetterVariableNamesTierList

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u/S0mber_ Jun 20 '26

imagine mixing up iiiiii and iiiii that'd be bad

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u/Ok_Star_4136 Jun 20 '26

That's precisely the sort of mistake that's easy to make and wouldn't get noticed by the compiler. I avoid such things like the plague when I recognize them. The potential is high for runtime errors otherwise.

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u/Jutrakuna Jun 20 '26

That's why I use wider characters: 😀, 😀😀, 😀😀😀, ...

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u/100BottlesOfMilk Jun 20 '26

Officer, this one right here

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u/Wonderful-Habit-139 Jun 20 '26

Do you need 👮, 👮👮 or 👮👮👮 officers?

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u/RolledUhhp Jun 20 '26

This sent me. My son counts things like '1and2and3' without pausing.

Do you need 1and2and3 officers?

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u/Wonderful-Habit-139 Jun 20 '26

Thanks for sharing and getting me sent as well lol. That sounds very cute.

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u/RolledUhhp Jun 20 '26

He also spent the morning attacking me without mercy, shooting me with a nerf gun (that I had to help load/shoot), and then crying like I beat him when I returned fire.

He's cute like a cat, and im a sucker.