Which of these is better is a matter of distance and scope. If x is only used locally and within a screen or two of the declaration, adding a data structure screens or files away will make things harder to parse. If x is used in many places, passed around to many functions, or is otherwise far away from where it’s needed, it should be replaced with something that has better naming and more robust structure. If it’s the latter, you should rename it away from x as well, as the name of the variable is the first thing that should get documented as you increase distance. If you have a `Status` type already, then you should use that even if X is hyper-local.

Of note, the nesting here seems suspect, why not use a three item tuple or a flattened data class? In many cases I find where people start arguing about naming or abstraction, there’s a way to simplify things further so it’s readable for everyone and easier to use inline. I always look for those now when I’m reaching for “you should rename this” or “you should restructure this” kind of comments.