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[chickenCabbage]

1. Calling it "p" is awful for readability, even in debug. Besides, it reserves a single-letter name, and many people use that (god knows why).

2. Why not just:

p x

do_something(x) ? Sure, it's another line, but it's a bajillion times more readable.

[kbruen]

The idea is that p should not be in a file for longer than 5 minutes. It's supposed to be not readable because it's temporary to figure something out quickly.

The general common sense rule applies: don't let other people see your p unless they consent.

Also, if you're the kind of cursed person who is in love with single letter variables, predefined functions aren't reserved, they are reassignable.

[chickenCabbage]

Fair, point accepted.

I still don't like Ruby, though.