Breaking Java With A Variable Name - #shorts

Can you break Java just by using a variable name that's too long? How big can a variable name get before Java just breaks?
Let's find out.

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[medoncho]

A typical java developer naming a method

[Urbanstrangler]

Im guessing since 2^16 is 65536, this is how many bits they allocated for this.

[anishsinha]

hm. that's strange. I could've sworn I've seen longer in Spring framework source code

[BobChess]

"Make sure your variables are understandable"
Me for real:

[pasigiri]

In code review: Ok, let's let's talk about your variable naming.

[PugStackDev]

Never thought about doing that haha! Nice!

[mattoucas]

"62 million"
"65 thousand"
wow

[WthyrBendragon]

If I ever find one of my colleagues using variable names longer than 64 characters I call them out in front of the group for creating a code maintenance point of failure.

[michaeltheisen]

We are overflowing with bacon. Finally. Peace.

[Alphakodder]

imagine obfuscating code for a homework and putting long variable names

[jamalkhalil]

What's the benefit of knowing this?

[casperhansen]

255 would have been plenty.
I don't remember which language it was back in the 80s that only used the two first letters in the variable name and ignored the rest meaning foot and foo would be the same variabel, very disturbing

[RIFOU-FF]

as if it doesn't have enough boilerplate already...

[julesnsenda]

Lol! Interesting! how come I have never thought of doing this!

[macintosh_fancode]

Advanced definition for variable length limit: javaShortLimit * 2

[ukrainesov]

I did such pervertry research with floppy discs, naming files. I guess it was 255 characters.😄

[dennisllopis]

Unacceptable… where’s the camel case lol.

[nawafEalharbi]

When a programmer has nothing to do but he should do any something at any how 😂

[the_jones]

Dude thank you so much the teacher didn't explain it that well but now that I know this I'll be able to get an A on the exam thank you!


Jk but I love you John

[JordanIbanez]

I don't think I've ever made a variable name longer than 20 characters long, HOW would you even maintain a 16 bit integer max length variable lmao