Whateverthefuckholder Repack May 2026

You realize that the function you are writing doesn’t actually do anything specific yet. It just holds space. It is a bucket for data that may or may not arrive, in a shape that may or may not be valid, from an API that may or may not be maintained by someone who quit six months ago.

let whateverthefuckholder = []; I’m here to argue that whateverthefuckholder isn't a sign of a bad programmer. It is a sign of a sane one. We are taught that code is communication. That customerId is better than x . That specificity is kindness to your future self. And that is true—until it isn't. whateverthefuckholder

What’s the worst variable name you’ve ever used to ship a feature? Tell me I’m not alone in the comments. You realize that the function you are writing

The whateverthefuckholder : Why the Best Code I Ever Wrote Was Named Out of Spite let whateverthefuckholder = []; I’m here to argue