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Re:A Dictionary of Single-Letter Variable Names by jonathrg on Sunday October 13, 2024 @05:42PM (#41831894)
a is for array

b is for byte or buffer

c is for character

d is for destination

e is for event or error

f is for file

g is for graph

h is for handle

i is for index

j is also for index

k is for key

l is for length

m is for mode

n is for number-of

o is for object

p is for part

q is for queue or query

r is for reader

s is for source

t is for time

u is for user

v is for value

w is for word

x is for x component

y is for y component

z is for z component

Re:A Dictionary of Single-Letter Variable Names by RheingoldRiver on Sunday October 13, 2024 @06:33PM (#41832313)
A is for Array:

A is for array, some things in a list

B is for byte, how computers exist

C is for character, one letter in a word

D is for destination, where results are stored

E is for event, interaction in the DOM

F is for file, sometimes written to ROM

G is for graph, some edges and nodes

H is for handle, it references loads

I is for index, add 1 as time flies

J is for index, but different from i's

K is for key, in associative arrays

L is for length, as in how many j?

M is for mode, and not like ice cream

N is for count, like sheep in a dream

O is for object, some data and code

P is for part, to share out the load

Q is for queue, process one at a time

R is for reader, I can't think of a rhyme

S is for source, and you're doing great

T is for time, 429 makes you wait

U is for user, like you'll be one day

V is for value, associated to k

W is for word, collections of c

X is for x-component when doing 3D

Y is for y-component like x is again

Z is for z-component, we got to the end!

[note, i am not sure what is meant by P = part, and I know some of these are kind of lame and got worse as I got impatient to finish]

[i wrote this myself, it is not ai-written]

Re:A Dictionary of Single-Letter Variable Names by sitkack on Monday October 14, 2024 @12:37PM (#41839164)
NL is for not for long
Re:A Dictionary of Single-Letter Variable Names by _jackdk_ on Sunday October 13, 2024 @08:13PM (#41832914)
Good catch, I'd forgotten "reader" (as in `ReaderT`). Thanks.
Re:A Dictionary of Single-Letter Variable Names by rphln on Sunday October 13, 2024 @06:04PM (#41832092)
Would've been perfect had you said jndex.
Re:A Dictionary of Single-Letter Variable Names by jonathrg on Monday October 14, 2024 @03:14AM (#41835020)
I'm so sorry