The problem with ambiguous counter names is that often there are nested repeat 
loops and knowing which counter for which loop is crucial to understanding the 
code. I almost never use i, j, k, l and when I do, I usually regret the choice 
and remember why I don't use them. 

Bob S


> On Apr 27, 2017, at 09:31 , Roland Huettmann via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> For local variables, I also do not like long expressions for simple
> counters which are created "on the fly". The most widely adopted standard
> is using i, j, k, l ... (not x and not tCount) -- but otherwise, local
> variables in LCS start with "t" in LCS as tSomething. But something should
> be recommended for all others to follow, and not just say "do as you like"


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