Briefle words · Code & architecture
Unit suffix
Ending a name with the unit its number is measured in, such as _ms, _seconds, _kbps or _days.
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YAML config for the telehealth video service (join timeout, reconnect delay, max visit length, bitrate, recording retention, waiting room and reminders). Put a unit suffix on every numeric key (_ms, _seconds, _minutes, _hours, _days, _kbps) so the file is self-documenting and nobody has to guess.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Video visit settings”.
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Try it as a puzzle →Configuration file for the video call service of a telehealth app, viewed in its code repository.
Why: B writes reconnect_delay_ms: 500 and send_before_hours: 24; A's reconnect_delay: 500 and send_before: 24 leave the unit to guesswork.
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