• markstos@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been at this for 25 years and a restriction on variable name length hasn’t been a problem since then.

    A good senior dev shouldn’t just be older, they should have continued to learn and evolve.

    I do remember texting abbreviations because we texted on a number pad with no autocomplete.

    Everyone I know was happy to switch to better keyboards and autocomplete as soon as they were available.

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        1 year ago

        And with “this decade” you mean within the last 10 years or since 2020? Either way, I’m scared… Just kidding, if this is a bank we’re talking about, they’re actually ahead of the curve.

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      1 year ago

      I was mostly poking (heh) fun at myself, (also) a member of the generation I spoke about. Very much not a professional, but I do code a little, and know about the non-triviality of naming things.

      Also also, for reasons I won’t go into, my phone is still a flip phone.