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Ahhhrgghhhhhh! Naming Conventions That Suck

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  • S Super Lloyd

    Just change the method's name, VS will refactor the code for ya, problem solved! :-D It's a much more difficult problem with ginormous spaghetti code... :((

    A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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    PaulowniaK
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    Super Lloyd wrote:

    Just change the method's name, VS will refactor the code for ya, problem solved!

    Yes, the more recent versions of VS will do that for you... :|

    Super Lloyd wrote:

    It's a much more difficult problem with ginormous spaghetti code..

    This kind of relates to the problem above. I also have this problem where a function can be as long as 1000 lines, perhaps more. Everything is so complicatedly intertwined that intellisence has long given up and a normal text search and a seasoned programmer's haunch are the only way to navigate through the mess... :~

    Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...

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    • S Super Lloyd

      Just change the method's name, VS will refactor the code for ya, problem solved! :-D It's a much more difficult problem with ginormous spaghetti code... :((

      A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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      grralph1
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      Your response forced me to look up the word 'ginormous' I was disappointed with the result as I was expecting something really different. Never heard this word before. Learn something new every day, even if it isn't ginormous or elephantine, at least it is something.

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        Super Lloyd wrote:

        Just change the method's name, VS will refactor the code for ya, problem solved!

        Yes, the more recent versions of VS will do that for you... :|

        Super Lloyd wrote:

        It's a much more difficult problem with ginormous spaghetti code..

        This kind of relates to the problem above. I also have this problem where a function can be as long as 1000 lines, perhaps more. Everything is so complicatedly intertwined that intellisence has long given up and a normal text search and a seasoned programmer's haunch are the only way to navigate through the mess... :~

        Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...

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        Mark_Wallace
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        PaulowniaK wrote:

        Yes, the more recent versions of VS will do that for you...

        The earliest versions of VB would do that for you, which shows that, far from being a defunct, horrible language, VB was actually ahead of its time, and all the programs that our children write will be written in VB. JSOP will be so happy and proud when his favourite language finally receives the recognition it deserves.

        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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        • S SockPuppeteer

          We have a txt naming dev here at the coalface. So I am plagued with method names like AddChild2Parent and KeepUp2Date Jeez! it's one flaming character you're saving yourself! it drives me 2 distraction!

          .\\axxx

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          Jorgen Andersson
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          If that's the worst problem you have I envy you.

          People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.

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          • G grralph1

            Your response forced me to look up the word 'ginormous' I was disappointed with the result as I was expecting something really different. Never heard this word before. Learn something new every day, even if it isn't ginormous or elephantine, at least it is something.

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            Mark_Wallace
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            It's a "fusion" (since that's the in word) of gigantic and enormous, and therefore a calculated and appropriate use of poor English for this thread, innit?

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            • S SockPuppeteer

              We have a txt naming dev here at the coalface. So I am plagued with method names like AddChild2Parent and KeepUp2Date Jeez! it's one flaming character you're saving yourself! it drives me 2 distraction!

              .\\axxx

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              Mark_Wallace
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              Ax him ta fix it 4 u

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              • G grralph1

                Your response forced me to look up the word 'ginormous' I was disappointed with the result as I was expecting something really different. Never heard this word before. Learn something new every day, even if it isn't ginormous or elephantine, at least it is something.

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                Super Lloyd
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                I mean humongous, my bad! :( you know, so gigantic it's preposterous!!!

                A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                • M Mark_Wallace

                  Ax him ta fix it 4 u

                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                  Super Lloyd
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                  exactly bro!! :laugh:

                  A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                  • S SockPuppeteer

                    We have a txt naming dev here at the coalface. So I am plagued with method names like AddChild2Parent and KeepUp2Date Jeez! it's one flaming character you're saving yourself! it drives me 2 distraction!

                    .\\axxx

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                    jim lahey
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                    We've got people who insist on prefixing everything with the first letter of the company we work for, "so that we know what is ours and what isn't". Namespaces are not enough it seems.

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                    • M Mark_Wallace

                      It's a "fusion" (since that's the in word) of gigantic and enormous, and therefore a calculated and appropriate use of poor English for this thread, innit?

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      grralph1
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                      Thanks Mark for the clarification. One would think that, someone with my intelligence, would have realised this immediately. I misread it and my brain mispronouced it and I got excited about a new word. I do like fusion words though. Your clarification has cleared the whole issue. ...and made me feel a bit dumb Thanks

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                      • S Super Lloyd

                        I mean humongous, my bad! :( you know, so gigantic it's preposterous!!!

                        A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                        grralph1
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                        It wasn't bad. It was a great description and I have a new word to add to my vocab...

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                        • M Mark_Wallace

                          Ax him ta fix it 4 u

                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                          dan sh
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                          Mark Wallace wrote:

                          Ax him ta fix it 4 u

                          FTFY

                          "Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]

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                          • S SockPuppeteer

                            We have a txt naming dev here at the coalface. So I am plagued with method names like AddChild2Parent and KeepUp2Date Jeez! it's one flaming character you're saving yourself! it drives me 2 distraction!

                            .\\axxx

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                            Abhinav S
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                            SockPuppeteer wrote:

                            Ahhhrgghhhhhh

                            That sounds like a good variable name.

                            WP7.5 Apps - XKCD | Calvin | SMBC | Sound Meter | Speed Dial

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                            • G grralph1

                              Thanks Mark for the clarification. One would think that, someone with my intelligence, would have realised this immediately. I misread it and my brain mispronouced it and I got excited about a new word. I do like fusion words though. Your clarification has cleared the whole issue. ...and made me feel a bit dumb Thanks

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                              Brady Kelly
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                              Guys, there is a proper name for 'fusion words'. Ginormous is a portmanteau.

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                                Mark Wallace wrote:

                                Ax him ta fix it 4 u

                                FTFY

                                "Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]

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                                Rage
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                                This is brilliant on many levels.

                                ~RaGE();

                                I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                                • J jim lahey

                                  We've got people who insist on prefixing everything with the first letter of the company we work for, "so that we know what is ours and what isn't". Namespaces are not enough it seems.

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                                  Mark_Wallace
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                                  Take advantage of it, e.g. if your company name starts with "W", use a lot of anchors.

                                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                  • B Brady Kelly

                                    Guys, there is a proper name for 'fusion words'. Ginormous is a portmanteau.

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                                    Mark_Wallace
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                                    <Turns up nose> Oh, you are so out of vogue... <Restores nose to its original shape>

                                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                    • M Mark_Wallace

                                      <Turns up nose> Oh, you are so out of vogue... <Restores nose to its original shape>

                                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                      Brady Kelly
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                                      I know. Grumpy old man I am.

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                                      • R Rage

                                        This is brilliant on many levels.

                                        ~RaGE();

                                        I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                                        Mark_Wallace
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                                        It has to be, because when you chop a bit off one leg, it still wobbles, so you have to chop an bit off the other, but it'll still wobble, so you have to... etc.

                                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                        • M Mark_Wallace

                                          Take advantage of it, e.g. if your company name starts with "W", use a lot of anchors.

                                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                          jim lahey
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                                          Unfortunately it doesn't, otherwise it's a genius idea. It's as good as the vandalised road sign in Tamworth that points to Ankerside. I think you know the rest. I'm trying to keep my ranting as anonymous as possible so unfortunately I can't tell you some of the odd and amusing things this naming convention has created, there are a few. Attempting to reason with this mentality is akin to trying to kick water up hill. I can get my revenge in other ways though. The same people who like to pointlessly prefix stuff are also allergic to anything development-related that is more recent than 1995. We've already integrated Dependency Injection, MVC, WCF, NHibernate, Moq and AOP into a couple of projects and these are the topics I use for my tech talk sessions so they are just going to have to sit there quietly for an hour at a time and listen to me talk about stuff they refuse to understand.

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