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0 pointsacdha6y ago0 comments

I used to support scientists. I would not expect that unless you got the documentation published in a high-profile journal.

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cambalache6y ago· 3 in thread

Heheh, from the guys who use variables such as Vo ,tm,max_p, this guy expect them to RTFM.

ummonk6y ago

Those are perfectly reasonable names since they're standard convention in engineering and science. It's like using i, j, and k for index variables in iterators; the meaning is clear due to convention.

whatch6y ago

As someone who started learning Python with Data Science and ML courses and tutorials I overused these short names for variables in my first web apps

__s6y ago

Modern practice is to avoid i/j/k. i for a loop is alright, but if you start nesting, start giving those names semantic tells

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