„You should name a variable using the same care with which you name a first -born child!“

Some people name their children really dumb names so...

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Ynsjucjs, come here!
No don't steal that shovel Ynsjucjs!
Stop punching the boy Ynsjucjs!

This book is actually one of the most fundamental books ever wrote. Good choice!

On the other hand, “half of programming is naming things.”

I tried it too, sadly it was not for me.. but if you get fed up with it, try pragmatic programmer, it's 100 times better and both helpful and enjoyable!

child1

@moars42 don't you mean child0?

@Olverine depends on the language.
In real life most things start with index 1...

Now I have proof that I am going to be a horrible parent!

@Olverine @moars42 who said it was the first child?

As much is I agree with this, you shouldn't spend 2 month on a variable name either.
I get the need for emphasis but fuck, they could choose their metaphors more carefully...

@Commodore a first born child is usually the first child.

Boss: Why haven’t you finished that god damn project I asked you to do 5 months ago??!!

Me: Sorry Sir, I‘m trying to write clean code. I made a list of names for this variable here, but I‘m still not quite sure what name to pick yet. What if I picked the wrong one and my variable gets bullied by the others ??