Namespace pollution

Namespace pollution occurs when imported code from an external source interferes with (i.e. pollutes) one's code (i.e. namespace) to the point of dysfunction, due to:

• an external source's variable name accidentally matching a target's variable name
• an external source's variable sounding similar to a target's variable name, which can cause confusion to developers

To mitigate namespace pollution, we could:

• make variable names as descriptive and unique as possible (also without making them too long)