[r0s]

The purpose of code is for humans to read.

Until AI is compiling straight to machine language, code needs to be readable.

[deadbabe]

Variable names don’t matter in small scopes.

[rented_mule]

It certainly can matter in any scope. `x` or even `delay` will lead to more bugs down the line than `delay_in_milliseconds`. It can be incredibly frustrating to debug why `delay = 1` does not appear to lead to a delay if your first impression is that `delay` (or `x`) is in seconds.

[r0s]

The scope of the cognitive effort is the total context of the system. Yes it matters.