Re: Language Choice and Coding style

[Rich Maggio <maggior@world2u.com>]

I found this to be a rather interesting thread.  It is interesting to 
see discussions on "religious" topics.  I can't wait to go and check 
out the OS news groups :-).  I'll bet there is all sorts of fire and 
brimstone over there.

I just wanted to offer my 2 cents worth.

I agree strongly with a comment that was made - there is no point in 
forcing people to drive on the right side of the road, but there is a 
STRONG point for making people drive on the same side of the road.

Basically, what this person was pointing out is the need consistency.  I 
tend to write code that is consistent, though it may not be consistent 
with how others write code.  In my code, I know that all variables that 
begin with a capital letter (i.e. Tone_count) are global.  Someone else 
reading my code may not catch this little nuance.  

Though things like Hungarian notation are cumbersome, I think there is 
definitely a need for it.  There needs to be some consistency in coding 
standards.  This makes it much easier on the poor slob that has to 
maintain the code once the initial development has been done.  

And I agree that more people should use the underscore key.  It sure 
makes it easier to read, especially when function names get out of 
control (i.e. GetCurrentCursorPosition() is just ridiculous.).

Rich Maggio