From: Rod Kay <rodakay@internode.on.net>
Subject: Re: On Style: Any opinions on *not* capitalising the first letter of verbs in a procedure name ?
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 21:26:12 -0800 (PST)
Date: 2013-01-05T21:26:12-08:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <84766e99-7ca5-47f6-ac86-8ac3f61e8d1e@googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <kc8cq9$fvd$1@munin.nbi.dk>
On Saturday, 5 January 2013 16:13:41 UTC+11, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>
> At RR Software, our style guide recommends using "Title Case" for
> identifiers. That is, capitalize an identifier the same way as you would a
> title. (Our pretty printer will automatically use this style if requested.)
>
Title-case seems an improvement to me. Combined with the 'lower-verb' style, the example would become ...
procedure put_AI_Header_and_Subject (Fyle : in Ada.Text_IO.File_Type;
...
... which looks more natural, to my eye at least.
>
> I'm forever getting in trouble with people like Bob when I write identifiers
> in this style ...
Heh, as am I when people, unfamiliar with the style, first see my code.
>
> I think the best advice is to use whatever typographical style that makes
> sense in your organization. But try to make sure that everyone that works on
> a project uses the same style! It's that consistency that counts most, not
> the details.
>
Good advice.
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2013-01-04 4:27 On Style: Any opinions on *not* capitalising the first letter of verbs in a procedure name ? Rod Kay
2013-01-04 4:32 ` Rod Kay
2013-01-05 1:30 ` Robert A Duff
2013-01-05 3:58 ` Rod Kay
2013-01-05 12:37 ` Simon Clubley
2013-01-06 5:29 ` Rod Kay
2013-01-05 5:13 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-01-06 5:26 ` Rod Kay [this message]
2013-01-06 22:03 ` Britt
2013-01-05 19:17 ` Georg Bauhaus
2013-01-04 16:31 ` Adam Beneschan
2013-01-04 16:52 ` AdaMagica
2013-01-05 3:41 ` Rod Kay
2013-01-11 8:01 ` John English
2013-01-11 16:48 ` Martin
2013-01-11 19:26 ` Simon Wright
2013-01-05 3:33 ` Rod Kay
2013-01-05 4:19 ` Britt
2013-01-05 5:24 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-01-05 5:18 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-01-04 18:32 ` Simon Wright
2013-01-05 3:47 ` Rod Kay
2013-01-05 14:11 ` Stephen Leake
2013-01-05 18:19 ` Simon Wright
2013-01-09 8:21 ` ada-mode create case exception Stephen Leake
2013-01-11 16:16 ` Simon Wright
2013-01-13 23:13 ` Stephen Leake
2013-01-05 14:06 ` On Style: Any opinions on *not* capitalising the first letter of verbs in a procedure name ? Stephen Leake
2013-01-06 5:37 ` Rod Kay
2013-01-11 16:47 ` Martin
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