[kevinkemp]

I can appreciate continuancy of mind, but red squiggles shouldn't be a deterrant to that. Rather, it is simply saving you the step of compiling before giving you information. You can just as easily train yourself to not worry about red squiggles until you're finished with the task at hand.

As for variable naming, the better question is:

Why would you willingly choose less descriptive variable names when there are editors that will help you produce more readable code?

[stonemetal]

editors that will help you produce more readable code? The problem is your editor helps you produce more code, readable or not. The goal is to produce a good program, not more code.