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I tend to prefer the method of defining clearly named variables, but I agree those names are ridiculous.

    hair_col_matches && size_fits && in_budget
is less than half the length and imho more readable because it doesn't turn each variable intoNeedlesslyWordyCamelCaseSentences.

> you can't just boil "readability" down to some simple universal rules

Yes, in the end blindly following rules doesn't turn out as well as understanding why those best practices exist in the first place.




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