U nd to rembr tht mny snr devs grw up prgrmng on old hrdwr tht ddn't hv mch mmry & oftn th lang ony allwd shrt var nms anywy.

My generation. Many of us learned and adapted over time, and use perfectly decent variable names now.

Also thy wr th gen of txtspk fr smlr rsns.

Nope. Got my first cell phone 8 years into my professional life, and 18-20 years after I started programming. Txtspkrs r th nxt gnrtn. Whippersnappers!

Now get the hell off my lawn!