[cirrus3]

> though I am in a minority at work

This should tell you something. Taking the time to name it nicely now costs almost nothing vs wasting your time trying to prove it can be refactored later and then doing that refactor later. Why? What are you getting out this? Taking 1 second to name it nicely vs the time it costs for everyone to listen to you "make a case for brevity", just please don't be that person. No one likes or respects that person more even when you are right.

[saeranv]

The main argument I see for short variable names is that it's easier to read, and interpret (yes, ironically the exact same case the other side makes). In certain contexts (for small functions, math) code is a lot easier to read when using simple, or single variable names. Every now and then I see someone writing out math formulas with long names, and it's so difficult to grok the equation. Just use single variable names so we can grasp the whole thing in a single glance!

[drpyser22]

I disagree that naming something correctly always takes no time. Sometimes a useful and correct name is non-obvious, or repetitive, or you're trying to name something abstract or generic.