For loops Memes

Naming variables is the true art form in programming. Some devs spend 20 minutes coding and 2 hours naming variables. This poor soul went with the classic progression from "i" to something with actual meaning, but with a twist: • i - The OG loop counter. Minimal effort, maximum tradition. • BAD - When you realize your code might outlive the weekend. • BOY - Now we're getting descriptive! Or... having an existential crisis? • INT - The final evolution: just name it after its type because you've completely given up on creativity. And those incrementing values? That's just how much your tech debt increases with each naming convention. Chef's kiss.

Ah, the duality of developer brain function. When naming regular variables, it's absolute chaos - a street brawl of creativity where we somehow end up with monstrosities like tempVarHolder2Final_REAL . But iteration variables? Suddenly we're sophisticated diplomats at a UN summit, unanimously agreeing that a single letter i is the pinnacle of naming convention. And heaven help the junior dev who tries using index instead. We didn't spend years mastering our craft to type five whole characters.

In English, the letters 'i' and 'j' are just skinny little characters that barely make an impact. But in programming? Those loop counters bench press your entire codebase. Nothing quite like watching your nested for loops with i,j variables crush through 10,000 iterations without breaking a sweat. Those humble little variables carry the weight of algorithms that would make mere mortals collapse. Seven years into my career and I'm still naming my loop counters i,j,k like it's some sacred tradition passed down from the elders of computer science.