crap coding for myself. What variable names do you use?
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle So no, I've made doing it "right" a habit and would not even think about naming something "astr" or "ewww" :)
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
I learned a long time ago that the temp code I'm planning on ditch often becomes the bedrock on which my applications teeter.
cheers Chris Maunder
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
rnbergren wrote:
Does anyone else do this?
I have been known to use slightly 'inappropriate' abbreviations for variable names. By inappropriate, I mean in human terms 'cause the compiler doesn't care. A common abbreviation in my line of business is ASS. It appears frequently in my code, and I've never been asked to change it. :) Another example is when we used crystal reports. The application object was crAp! :laugh: The worst I've done is leave some salty comments for myself as they were well deserved. :laugh: TBH, for utility variables I always use the same ones, usually 2 or 3 letters, kind of a signature I suppose. For others, I've gotten a lot more descriptive over the last decade or so.
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
If I'm writing "one-off" code I do this sometimes (e.g. a QA answer). Any code I might actually end up using for something I generally don't for three reasons: 1) harder to read for me, 2) you may never get back around to renaming everything, and 3) naming practice. Good naming is a skill just like any other.
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
Never ever do this in what you think is prototype code, it will and should come back and bite you when it goes into production. Doing it right MUST become a habit, an automatic action that you don't even think about it. Name it correctly, format it correctly and use the most efficient and elegant structure you can think of, even in a throw away piece of code you don't ever expect to use.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
rnbergren wrote:
Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String
Sytems vs. Apps hungarian, and they both wrong in update code; we read Joel[^] and do not use it, since VB6. I will use a descriptive name. "CurrentInput", "DescText". Never will I use a form of hungarian, no matter whether sys or apps. Don't care about company's guideluines either. I write good code, despite guidelines. We use a descriptive name. No need to include type, one can get that by hovering the mouse.
rnbergren wrote:
Does anyone else do this?
I hope not, that's a sign of sickness. --edit I use names; if I don't have a good one in less than a minute, I pick whatever female variable name Google offers. That takes a few minutes more. Mostly going for cat names.
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
No, never. I learned log ago that you have to be careful when proving a concept because once you do then you are asked to put in production. You need to have a good reason why it can't be or else it will be. Therefore, always build in a fatal weakness that will require revision before you can deploy it. The problem I often had was they want a quick PoC and even quicker deployment and there is never enough time for a shiny, finished product.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
I don't crap code, but if I did:
Fred, Barney, Wilma, Betty, Pebbles, BamBam, DinoI could go on...Software Zen:
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I don't crap code, but if I did:
Fred, Barney, Wilma, Betty, Pebbles, BamBam, DinoI could go on...Software Zen:
delete this; -
so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
It seems like I am the only one, but I am with you on this one... sort of. The only non descriptive variables I use for i, j & k in for loops. This is a throw back to my Fortran programming days. i, j & k were integers, other letters were floats. However. When I say descriptive, I do use names like 'something', 'stuff', 'thisOne', 'thatThing', etc. Sometimes, these do creep into production code, but not in a way that is confusing to the future being that has to deal with my code.
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without teeth.
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
Nope, my OCD won’t let me do such things. Quick an dirty code as well as production get the full treatment!
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
Well, if I'm writing a very short procedure purely as a way to check it works or compare two methods that have occurred to me, and am probably doing it in a test rig, then yes, I will use short variable names for speed. But I do it properly when I rewrite the code into the actual program. One thing I will admit to: if I write a short utility function, one or two lines... you know, to return a filename without the extension, or the _n_th word in a string or something... I will often use astr, x etc. And counters are i. Always. Unless there is a nested loop, in which case one of them is j. Unless the code is long and complicated, in which case one is outer and the other inner. Should I hang my head in shame? [Please specify precise angle]
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
When learning the language (C++) I utilize class names cfoobar cgoobar and choobar as needed. Never needed a cjoobar. Also as per FORTRAN i often utilize i j k for loop counters. Otherwise I utilize descriptive variable names even lengthy ones unless the lengthy type name is conveniently nearby to provide the context.
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
I don't object to others doing that, but to think about code I do better to "think in code".
So the comments about "habits" really apply here. If any identifier is unconventional/silly I won't be focused on the intent of the code.
Secondly - the code that I do as a "one-off" often turns out to be useful and adopted in another project or context. It drags down my time and effort if I need to go back and tidy up and refactor.
Lastly - I was part of a moderately sized audience for a product demonstration once. As often happens the "presentation gods" were unkind. The demo started going awry and exposing all kinds of errors, exposing dopey-silly stuff that the developers probably NEVER intended to be part of a marketing demo.
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
Yes, but only in a situation like this: 1) I need to change something in a database, that is really complicated to do using only SQL instructions. 2) Using any of my programs, I create a new button. I never use the name proposed by Visual Studio, but in this case it does not matter :) 3) I create the code I need to modify the database (Read data, change it, write it back) 4) I run the program and go to the module that has my button. 4a) Of course, I press the button. 5) The job is carried on. 6) I stop the program. 7) I delete the button That's it. The button's life is just the time it takes to change my database. (Or whatever stuff must be done)
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
Never in production code. Many of my solutions include a "scratch" project which I use as a testbed for writing code like you mention. The app never sees the light of day. The code never gets pasted from that app to the real apps.
Real programmers use butterflies
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so frequently I find myself doing a proof of concept very short code that I am going to flush out later. Sometimes I even flush it. Pun intended. Anyway I frequently use variables like the following. astr - it is A String Temp table #ewww - because the data in the table is stinky at best. and so forth. I always promise myself to clean it up before I actually use it anywhere. Sometimes I even do. Does anyone else do this?
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
Well, it VARIES. (Obligatory Answer). Like many here, I use i,j,k, and occasionally other single letters for loops and counters. It's habitual enough that their purpose actually screams out "I am a counter". But, in general, I do it in camelCase because it's eye-friendly to me and follow the following: "If you don't have time to do it right the first time, how will you find the time to do it again?"
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