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Re: [Caml-list] Style and organization of code
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David Allsopp
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Richard Jones
- Quôc_Peyrot
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Richard Jones
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| From: | Quôc_Peyrot <chojin@l...> |
| Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] Style and organization of code |
On Mar 15, 2007, at 4:48 PM, Richard Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 11:08:28PM -0000, David Allsopp wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 05:25:37PM -0500, ian wrote:
>>>> Say I have a function called "solveHardProblem".
>>>
>>> Ack! studlyCaps is horrible and unreadable (I know - I'm currently
>>> involved in a project which uses them). Try "solve_hard_problem"
>>> instead.
>> Horrible and unreadable? We seem to be forgetting that camel
>> notation versus
>> underscores is entirely a matter of taste... I have no problem
>> reading camel
>> notation and find underscores ugly (not to mention harder to type
>> than
>> caps). I've always found the argument "the standard library uses this
>> notation" to be a very weak argument typically coming from more
>> senior
>> programmers who're clutching at straws to justify their opinions ;o)
>>
>> I'm glad that, most of the time, the only standard library
>> functions I use
>> with underscores are {type}_of_{other type} or {to|from|of}_{type}
>> so don't
>> happen too often.
>>
>> (amusing aside: I once worked for a company that mixed the two...
>> giving
>> solve_Hard_Problem which was particularly tedious!!)
>
> noIReallyThingYouReWrongAboutThisOne.
To quote gaim/HACKING:
"Coding styles are like assholes, everyone has one and no one likes
anyone elses." - Eric Warmenhoven
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Best Regards,
Quôc