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From: David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
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Subject: Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2025 10:29:27 +0100
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On 05/03/2025 18:51, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> writes:
>> On 05/03/2025 17:09, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
>>> On 05.03.2025 17:40, bart wrote:
>>>> [...]
> 
>>
>> Seriously, short variable names for common things - i, j, k for loop
>> counters;
> 
> So, one might ask _why_ i, j, k instead of a, b, c?
> 
> Answer: Fortran IMPLICIT INTEGER
> 

Nonsense.

Ask rather why Fortran picked i, j, k for integer-type index variables. 
Their use for that function in maths /long/ predates Fortran.