The Sacred Law Of Loop Variables

The Sacred Law Of Loop Variables
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Listen, when someone questions why you use i and j for loop counters, there's only one valid response: IT'S THE LAW.

It's like asking why we drink coffee or hate meetings that could've been emails. Some traditions in programming aren't meant to be questioned—they're sacred knowledge passed down from the ancient CS gods. Using foo and bar as placeholder names, tabs vs spaces, and i, j, k for nested loops... these are the unwritten commandments that separate the true believers from the heretics.

Sure, you could use descriptive variable names like index or counter, but then your fellow devs might think you're some kind of revolutionary anarchist. And nobody wants that kind of reputation in the office.

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