CamelCase naming convention
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Why most programmers (at least Windows and Java programmers) use this horrible notation? It is both hard to write and hard to read:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write:
get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
And of course, there is always a way to make it easy to write but hard to read:
getmypreciousdatafromanXMLfile()
Lispers have the best of both worlds (well, except for the parentheses):
(get-my-precious-data-from-an-XML-file)
I feel better now - feel free to vote me down :)
Slow day? Feel the need for a completely arbitrary flamewar? I'll bite :)
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write: get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
That makes my stomach churn. For no other reason that typing the underscore is a PITA. I find camel casing more aesthetically pleasing, at least to my eyes.
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Slow day? Feel the need for a completely arbitrary flamewar? I'll bite :)
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write: get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
That makes my stomach churn. For no other reason that typing the underscore is a PITA. I find camel casing more aesthetically pleasing, at least to my eyes.
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Not flaming, agreeing. IPreferWritingThingsThisWayAsTheyArePerfectlyReadableAndNegateTheHorribleUnderscore()
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That is actually Pascal Case. thisIsCamelCase. :)
Brady Kelly wrote:
That is actually Pascal Case. thisIsCamelCase.
Depends whom you ask[^]. I consider Pascal case to be a variant of camel case.
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Why most programmers (at least Windows and Java programmers) use this horrible notation? It is both hard to write and hard to read:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write:
get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
And of course, there is always a way to make it easy to write but hard to read:
getmypreciousdatafromanXMLfile()
Lispers have the best of both worlds (well, except for the parentheses):
(get-my-precious-data-from-an-XML-file)
I feel better now - feel free to vote me down :)
That's Pascal casing. Anyway, neither is inherently better, just different. If you have a choice, use what you like; if not then use what you're told to use and in ten or twenty years you'll find that you prefer it over the other.
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IHaveNeverReallyHadThisProblemBecauseIFindItEasyToBothReadAndWrite(); PerhapsItIsAMatterOfCodingStyleAndPersonalPreference(); UnderscoresTakeTooLongToWrite(); AllLowercaseMakesTheMethodNameDifficultToRead(); WithCamelCaseICanDifferentiateBetweenWordsVeryEasily(); OfCourseItDoesNotHaveAnyRealValueInNormalWriting();
Computafreak wrote:
IHaveNeverReallyHadThisProblemBecauseIFindItEasyToBothReadAndWrit
You find that easy to read? :~ As for ease of writing, how many time did you have to press Shift?
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Why most programmers (at least Windows and Java programmers) use this horrible notation? It is both hard to write and hard to read:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write:
get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
And of course, there is always a way to make it easy to write but hard to read:
getmypreciousdatafromanXMLfile()
Lispers have the best of both worlds (well, except for the parentheses):
(get-my-precious-data-from-an-XML-file)
I feel better now - feel free to vote me down :)
I prefer:
[myPreciousData loadFromXmlFile];
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Computafreak wrote:
IHaveNeverReallyHadThisProblemBecauseIFindItEasyToBothReadAndWrit
You find that easy to read? :~ As for ease of writing, how many time did you have to press Shift?
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
how many time did you have to press Shift?
As you have to press Shift to get an underscore, I'd say about the same.
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Brady Kelly wrote:
That is actually Pascal Case. thisIsCamelCase.
Depends whom you ask[^]. I consider Pascal case to be a variant of camel case.
You're tea is ready, sir. One hump or two?
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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That's Pascal casing. Anyway, neither is inherently better, just different. If you have a choice, use what you like; if not then use what you're told to use and in ten or twenty years you'll find that you prefer it over the other.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
That's Pascal casing.
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Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
how many time did you have to press Shift?
As you have to press Shift to get an underscore, I'd say about the same.
Steve_Harris wrote:
As you have to press Shift to get an underscore, I'd say about the same.
Exactly - which is why I said that underscores are easy to read but hard to write.
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You're tea is ready, sir. One hump or two?
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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I prefer:
[myPreciousData loadFromXmlFile];
I can almost see you sitting in front of your computer, Rama, hunched over ... coveting your code ... whispering ... It is ... My Precious ... :rolleyes:
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Why most programmers (at least Windows and Java programmers) use this horrible notation? It is both hard to write and hard to read:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write:
get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
And of course, there is always a way to make it easy to write but hard to read:
getmypreciousdatafromanXMLfile()
Lispers have the best of both worlds (well, except for the parentheses):
(get-my-precious-data-from-an-XML-file)
I feel better now - feel free to vote me down :)
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Slow day? Feel the need for a completely arbitrary flamewar? I'll bite :)
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write: get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
That makes my stomach churn. For no other reason that typing the underscore is a PITA. I find camel casing more aesthetically pleasing, at least to my eyes.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
Slow day?
On the contrary - a busy day and I need to vent :)
Jim Crafton wrote:
That makes my stomach churn. For no other reason that typing the underscore is a PITA. I find camel casing more aesthetically pleasing, at least to my eyes
Do I see a contradiction here? It makes your stomach churn for no other reason than typing, and then you say you find camel casing more aesthetically pleasing? Anyway, I can't argue with the "aesthetically pleasing" part, but it is equally hard to type.
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Computafreak wrote:
IHaveNeverReallyHadThisProblemBecauseIFindItEasyToBothReadAndWrit
You find that easy to read? :~ As for ease of writing, how many time did you have to press Shift?
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Why most programmers (at least Windows and Java programmers) use this horrible notation? It is both hard to write and hard to read:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write:
get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
And of course, there is always a way to make it easy to write but hard to read:
getmypreciousdatafromanXMLfile()
Lispers have the best of both worlds (well, except for the parentheses):
(get-my-precious-data-from-an-XML-file)
I feel better now - feel free to vote me down :)
Things like these are a matter of personal preference. Talking about code formatting, I call people who do this a rogue:
void MyMagicFunc(LPVOID pParams){
if(!pParams){
HandleError();
}//stuff goes here
}I much prefer this instead:
void MyMagicFunc(LPVOID pParams)
{
if(!pParams)
{
HandleError();
}//stuff goes here
}But, I'm well prepared to be called a rogue by those who don't like my style, as everyone may not like the same way of doing things. :) [ADDED] Just noticed the camel casing in my post. [/ADDED]
It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini
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Jim Crafton wrote:
Slow day?
On the contrary - a busy day and I need to vent :)
Jim Crafton wrote:
That makes my stomach churn. For no other reason that typing the underscore is a PITA. I find camel casing more aesthetically pleasing, at least to my eyes
Do I see a contradiction here? It makes your stomach churn for no other reason than typing, and then you say you find camel casing more aesthetically pleasing? Anyway, I can't argue with the "aesthetically pleasing" part, but it is equally hard to type.
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
Do I see a contradiction here?
But of course! This is all completely subjective, except for the fact that I'm right and you're wrong, VIM sucks, and using the underscore as you're proposing will undoubtedly lead to the end of the Union, and a take over of the State by leftist-grave-robbing-breast-feeding-thumb-sucking-whiner-socialists.
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Steve_Harris wrote:
As you have to press Shift to get an underscore, I'd say about the same.
Exactly - which is why I said that underscores are easy to read but hard to write.
underscores overstretch my right little finger though and i wouldn't want to get RSI from continually typing underscores or hyphens
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Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
Do I see a contradiction here?
But of course! This is all completely subjective, except for the fact that I'm right and you're wrong, VIM sucks, and using the underscore as you're proposing will undoubtedly lead to the end of the Union, and a take over of the State by leftist-grave-robbing-breast-feeding-thumb-sucking-whiner-socialists.
¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF! VCF Blog Just Say No to Web 2 Point Oh
Jim Crafton wrote:
using the underscore as you're proposing
See - you got it all wrong - I am not proposing using the underscore, but switching to Lisp.
Jim Crafton wrote:
VIM sucks
OK sir, this is getting personal now. You can have an opinion on camel casing, but don't bad mouth The Editor.
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Why most programmers (at least Windows and Java programmers) use this horrible notation? It is both hard to write and hard to read:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
With undrescores it is at least easy to read if not to write:
get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
And of course, there is always a way to make it easy to write but hard to read:
getmypreciousdatafromanXMLfile()
Lispers have the best of both worlds (well, except for the parentheses):
(get-my-precious-data-from-an-XML-file)
I feel better now - feel free to vote me down :)
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
I find this to be quite readable.
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
get_my_precious_data_from_an_XML_file()
On the other hand, this I find to be ugly and slightly harder to read. My brain is auto-wired to recognize a new word when it sees an upper case letter, but with an underscore not so much.
Regards, Nish
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