I agree that most types come with a natural variable name.
However, in many cases a more descriptive name is way appropriate. On top of my mind:
- Multiple variables of the same type. How are you supposed to distinguish between req and req2? Compare it to something like "apiReq" and "cdnReq"
- Primitive types, that does not inherently carry a domain value. An integer called "seconds" or "max_offset" has a lot more meaning that one named "num"
Forcing such a notation into the language would make impossibile to represent all these cases
However, in many cases a more descriptive name is way appropriate. On top of my mind:
- Multiple variables of the same type. How are you supposed to distinguish between req and req2? Compare it to something like "apiReq" and "cdnReq"
- Primitive types, that does not inherently carry a domain value. An integer called "seconds" or "max_offset" has a lot more meaning that one named "num"
Forcing such a notation into the language would make impossibile to represent all these cases