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      It saves screen space but uses on average the same memory. Variable names aren’t preserved by most compilers in the binaries so it doesn’t matter how long you name them.

    • alias_qr_rainmaker@lemmy.worldOP
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      have you heard about the nintendo entertainment system? it’s coming out in a few years, right now it’s all just rumors, but the top billed game is supposed to be about some plumbers who try to save a princess from an evil lizard. sounds stupid as fuck

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        Unbelievable… I’d much rather play a game where I try to earn merit badges for mimicking the terrain in war-torn countries.

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      If it was the 80’s, the text would be gibberish because you can’t figure out what the correct code page for the file is.