[joshocar]

I think a lot of this has to do with what people develop with. If they are a vim person then typing long names is annoying, but if they use any type of IDE, the autocomplete removes that hassle and the benefits of having a clearer naming convention can shine.

[spijdar]

In case anyone reading doesn't realize, Vim can do keyword completions. It isn't automatic, but out of the box, you can press ctrl+n to move through a list of possible completions.

Not as elegant as some IDEs I'm sure, but if typing is stopping you from using longer names, this could help.

[ori_b]

Also, for IDE style completion:

https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe

[coliveira]

Vim has autocomplete too. This is not an argument about vim since I have seen vim users employing both conventions.

[ori_b]

People confuse 'verbose' and 'clear'. Long names make my eyes glaze over as a reader.