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		speedgoose on Sept 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Java 21 makes me like Java again I’m referring to this guideline: > Variable names in Go should be short rather than long. This is especially true for local variables with limited scope. Prefer c to lineCount. Prefer i to sliceIndex. https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments#variabl...

imtringued on Sept 17, 2023 [–]

One of those is not like the other...

lineCount is literally perfect meanwhile sliceIndex could be anything.

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