This brings to mind the Orwell essay on language usage[1]: Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
IMO having "three = 1" with no immediate context qualifies as barbarous. Yes it would be best to rename the variable, but, failing that, just toss in a freaking comment for common sense's sake.
This brings to mind the Orwell essay on language usage[1]: Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
IMO having "three = 1" with no immediate context qualifies as barbarous. Yes it would be best to rename the variable, but, failing that, just toss in a freaking comment for common sense's sake.
[1]https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm