On: Most used words in programming languages

[wwalexander]

No, because error variables have extremely limited scope and the length of a variable name should be proportional to its scope.

[kbart → wwalexander]

Heh, I always use longer name variables for broader scope somewhat naturally, but only after reading your comment realized that.

[adtac → kbart]

    if theErrorReturnedByThePreviousFunction != nil {
         panic(theErrorReturnedByThePreviousFunction)
    }

[kps → adtac]

A real brogrammer can write COBOL in any language.

[hyperpape → wwalexander]

From which it follows that you should use the most terse names possible, in order to make it harder to write too-long functions.

(I am only half trolling).

[bryanrasmussen → wwalexander]

I figure it's probably proportional to its importance and difficulty of understanding, as a longer more descriptive name aids in understanding, but things with broader scope tend to be more important.