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  • N Nemanja Trifunovic

    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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    Hans Dietrich
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    why_the_hell_is_XML_always_capitalized?

    Best wishes, Hans


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    • G Gary Wheeler

      Jim (SS) wrote:

      "Real programmers can write Fortran in any language". Unknown

      Real programmers spell it FORTRAN like God, IBM, and other TLA's intended.

      Software Zen: delete this;

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      Huh? I thought it was ForTran. :confused:

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      • H Hans Dietrich

        why_the_hell_is_XML_always_capitalized?

        Best wishes, Hans


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        PIEBALDconsult
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        Capitalized? No. Leveraged? Yes. :-D

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        • D Douglas Troy

          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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          Rama Krishna Vavilala
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          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

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            Gary Wheeler
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            Much better.

            Software Zen: delete this;

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            • P PIEBALDconsult

              Huh? I thought it was ForTran. :confused:

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              Gary Wheeler
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              FORmula TRANslation[^]

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              • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                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 :)

                Programming Blog utf8-cpp

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                Le centriste
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                #43

                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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                • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                  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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                  OriginalGriff
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                  #44

                  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.

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                    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 :)

                    Programming Blog utf8-cpp

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                    CPallini
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                    #45

                    No Camelcase, no Pascal, no undescores, no hyphen. Method names should be like foo() or goo() (names like send() and recv(), 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
                    [My articles]

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                    • L Le centriste

                      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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                      Nemanja Trifunovic
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #46

                      And for the third time in this thread: depends whom you ask[^].

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                      • H Hans Dietrich

                        why_the_hell_is_XML_always_capitalized?

                        Best wishes, Hans


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                        Dan Neely
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                        DunnoIAlwaysDoThisWhenPuttingXmlInACamelCaseString

                        Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                          DunnoIAlwaysDoThisWhenPuttingXmlInACamelCaseString

                          Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall

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                          Hans Dietrich
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                          YeahMeToo

                          Best wishes, Hans


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                          • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                            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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                            Le centriste
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                            After 5 years in university 15 years in the business, Pascal- and camel-case have always be the same.

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                            • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                              That was a typo. here is the actual code.

                              [myPrecious loadDataFromXML];

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                              Douglas Troy
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                              Does that conform to the LOTR Design Pattern? ;)

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                              • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                                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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                                CPallini
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #51

                                Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

                                void MyMagicFunc(LPVOID pParams){ if(!pParams){ HandleError(); } //stuff goes here }

                                void fun(void *p)
                                {
                                if (!p)
                                {
                                cry();
                                }
                                /* stuff */
                                }

                                fixed. :laugh:

                                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
                                [My articles]

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                                • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                                  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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                                  Lost User
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                                  I only ever use ! on a true boolean value and always use NULL when checking pointers. :) I find it easier to read, especially as I dumped Hungarian notation years ago:

                                  if (foo == NULL)
                                  {
                                  // I know 'foo' is a pointer
                                  }

                                  if (!bar)
                                  {
                                  // I know 'bar' is a bool
                                  }

                                  Each to their own.

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                                  • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                                    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 :)

                                    Programming Blog utf8-cpp

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                                    Lost User
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                                    Personally I prefer camel / Pascal case generally, ut reserve the use of the underscore for punctuation.. e.g. I might have Patient_Doctor which contains the many-many links between patients and doctors, and separates it from PatientDoctor which would be a collection of doctors who are easy-going.

                                    ___________________________________________ .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                                    • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                                      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 :)

                                      Programming Blog utf8-cpp

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                                      Roger Wright
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                                      I prefer to use names that contain umlauts[^] over each vowel. Reading it is a bitch, and typing it is much harder, but it's my own style, and I like that. It's important, I think, to express one's individuality in the workplace.

                                      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                        I only ever use ! on a true boolean value and always use NULL when checking pointers. :) I find it easier to read, especially as I dumped Hungarian notation years ago:

                                        if (foo == NULL)
                                        {
                                        // I know 'foo' is a pointer
                                        }

                                        if (!bar)
                                        {
                                        // I know 'bar' is a bool
                                        }

                                        Each to their own.

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                                        Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                        Rob Caldecott wrote:

                                        I only ever use ! on a true boolean value and always use NULL when checking pointers.

                                        Nice point. May be I will do it too. :)

                                        It is a crappy thing, but it's life -^ Carlo Pallini

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                                        • J Jim Crafton

                                          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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                                          Ah, but you're wrong, and you've hit the nail on the head! VIM is the best thing since sliced bread (who even needs a mouse anyway? and gui's? curses on all my friends!), although I'm sure it existed before sliced bread, and leftists are actually quite an agreeable bunch. So, unfortunately, I'm going to have to conclude that *you're* wrong. :)

                                          Paul

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