From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2008-07-25T14:10:02+09:00
Subject: Re: inline comments in future release?

From: avdi.grimm@gmail.com [mailto:avdi.grimm@gmail.com] On 
# It is worth considering that if your favored style leads to unclear
# code in your favored language, it may be time to reconsider your
# favored style.

maybe, i was not clear enough. When a short var, like x is clear enough in the context of the set of codes it will be used, then i use it. And since i tend to code short (less than 20 lines) of methods/functions, i do frequently use short var names. I do not like strict enforcing "longer names always better" rule.. 

eg,

5.times{|number_element| p number_element}
vs
5.times{|x| p x}

names_of_people.each{...}
vs
names.each{...}

i hope i am clear enough now.

kind regards -botp