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The easiest problem (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 6 months ago by PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 50 points 6 months ago

You should really be naming all your variables by generating 64 character (minimum) random strings.

[-] LostXOR@fedia.io 36 points 6 months ago

Who needs private variables when you can generate cryptographically secure variable names? Much better security.

[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 6 months ago

Make it 63 (31?) to align with what C99 can distinguish.

Also: I really like unicode in identifiers. So if at all possible don't just have a random string of letters and numbers, make sure to include greek letters and all the funny emojis. (I just forgot which languages and compilers etc allow that.)

[-] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 months ago

For extra fun, you can name your variables using solely Unicode invisible characters (e.g. non-breaking space) so they're impossible to visually distinguish