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[–] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, any programmer who doesn't care will do damage, but when I see durationInMilliseconds, I think more about what the int means than when I see merely "duration". I don't know how to help the people who read that and ignore it.

The story of the 125 mph knuckleball might help.