Why do we (tend to) obsess about syntax but dismiss writing well?

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I feel that we bikeshed variable names but then tend to send the most noisy Slack/Email/whatever messages. Yet, there&rsquo;s so much discussion around naming, but not so much around information transmission.

almosthere · Accepted Answer

Not entirely sure what you're referring to, but if you're referring to sending transactional emails, the software engineer worries more about template_id, name, email and whatever other variables need to be passed to the email/text system - the guy in charge of "messaging" should not be the same engineer.Aside, I hate it when we call something a "UI" or a person a "user". That's a sign that the programmatic language broke through (where it should not have) and people use it laymen terms. Calling someone a "user" in a magazine article bugs the fucking shit out of me.

johncoltrane · Answer

You said it yourself:> bikeshed

Why do we (tend to) obsess about syntax but dismiss writing well?

I feel that we bikeshed variable names but then tend to send the most noisy Slack/Email/whatever messages. Yet, there’s so much discussion around naming, but not so much around information transmission.

You said it yourself:
> bikeshed