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 :)
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
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
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 :)
What is all this camel case, pascal case, underscores. I don't need any of them if keep my variables to 6 characters (1 character is preferred). ;P p.s. see my signature
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write Fortran in any language". Unknown
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What is all this camel case, pascal case, underscores. I don't need any of them if keep my variables to 6 characters (1 character is preferred). ;P p.s. see my signature
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write Fortran in any language". Unknown
Jim (SS) wrote:
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill
If I could choose only one person in history to have a few drinks with...
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalUSA.com
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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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What is all this camel case, pascal case, underscores. I don't need any of them if keep my variables to 6 characters (1 character is preferred). ;P p.s. see my signature
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write Fortran in any language". Unknown
Jim (SS) wrote:
"Real programmers can write Fortran in any language". Unknown
Real programmers spell it
FORTRANlike God, IBM, and other TLA's intended.Software Zen:
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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.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
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
You may be Right.
Jim Crafton wrote:
VIM sucks
Then again, you're probably just lost. Try fid=2605.
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Jim (SS) wrote:
"Real programmers can write Fortran in any language". Unknown
Real programmers spell it
FORTRANlike God, IBM, and other TLA's intended.Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
spell it FORTRAN
I was wondering how many other people even knew that. Even C# and Java still allow GOTOs, so the statement is still true.:cool:
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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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
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkSo you are already here :laugh: . lol I was quickly looking for the "familiar" names that have replied to this thread. funny. You are there :)
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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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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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()
You are really cunning. :laugh: That's not a camel, that's a snake with a big ass. A real camel would look something like this:
getMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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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 :)
why_the_hell_is_XML_always_capitalized?
Best wishes, Hans
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Jim (SS) wrote:
"Real programmers can write Fortran in any language". Unknown
Real programmers spell it
FORTRANlike God, IBM, and other TLA's intended.Software Zen:
delete this;Huh? I thought it was ForTran. :confused:
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why_the_hell_is_XML_always_capitalized?
Best wishes, Hans
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Capitalized? No. Leveraged? Yes. :-D
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I can almost see you sitting in front of your computer, Rama, hunched over ... coveting your code ... whispering ... It is ... My Precious ... :rolleyes:
That was a typo. here is the actual code.
[myPrecious loadDataFromXML];
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
spell it FORTRAN
I was wondering how many other people even knew that. Even C# and Java still allow GOTOs, so the statement is still true.:cool:
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
Much better.
Software Zen:
delete this; -
Huh? I thought it was ForTran. :confused:
Software Zen:
delete this; -
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 :)
Put on smart-ass hat
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
This is known as Pascal-case. Camel case version would have a small "g" at the beginning. Take off smart-ass hat
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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
I agree, but prefer
void MyMagicFunc(LPVOID pParams)
{
if(!pParams)
{
HandleError();
}
//stuff goes here
}Dunno why, been using it since I started with C (so it was probably a company style thing at the time). Either way, it is a lot clearer how the brackets match up.
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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 :)
No Camelcase, no Pascal, no undescores, no hyphen. Method names should be like
foo() orgoo()(names likesend()andrecv(), deprecated, are allowed only if you're in a poetic mood). :)If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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Put on smart-ass hat
Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
GetMyPreciousDataFromAnXMLFile()
This is known as Pascal-case. Camel case version would have a small "g" at the beginning. Take off smart-ass hat
And for the third time in this thread: depends whom you ask[^].
