From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-29 14:26:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!204.94.211.44!enews.sgi.com!paloalto-snf1.gtei.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!cambridge1-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!bos-service1.ext.raytheon.com!bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B1413AF.DA8220F6@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> From: Wes Groleau X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en,es,fr,pt MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml Subject: Re: Long names are doom ? References: <3B0DBD4A.82943473@my-deja.net> <9ekrc2$hk0$1@news.fsu.edu> <9eln0p$24p$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:25:03 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 151.168.144.162 X-Complaints-To: news@ext.ray.com X-Trace: bos-service2.ext.raytheon.com 991171505 151.168.144.162 (Tue, 29 May 2001 17:25:05 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:25:05 EDT Organization: Raytheon Company Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ruby:10167 comp.lang.ada:7856 comp.lang.awk:2635 comp.lang.clarion:20579 comp.lang.java.programmer:71779 comp.lang.pl1:679 comp.lang.vrml:3376 Date: 2001-05-29T16:25:03-05:00 List-Id: > One example would be avoiding nested scope to resolve ambiguity. > Computers have no problem with it, but in many cases it befuddles > humans. Computers might not, but compilers are written by humans. I once spent days trying to find a bug that turned out to be caused by the compiler confusing a formal parameter and a global variable several scope levels higher, And it WAS the most logical name for each. -- Wes Groleau http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau