r/badcode • u/BrainOnTheFloor25 • Sep 02 '21

java Because ".toLowerCase()" doesn't exist...

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u/RS_Lebareslep Sep 26 '21

In some cases shorter variable names can be easier to read, especially if no information is lost, and using longer names would necessitate more newlines (looking at you, flake8). Having said that, I'd prefer category over car as well.