Honest Variable Naming Will Get You Every Time

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Honest Variable Naming Will Get You Every Time

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Nothing like the sweet satisfaction of naming your corporate organizational script GetMinions.ps1 and watching your boss squirm. Corporate wants to track their human resources? Sure, let's call it what it really is! The fact this memory popped up 6 years later means it was absolutely worth getting scolded for. The best code documentation is the kind that tells the uncomfortable truth—just remember to rename it to something soulless like GetReportingStructure.ps1 before pushing to production.

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