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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no 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: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-30 07:35:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!news.iac.net!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.hanau.net!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!newsfeed.planete.net!psinet-france!psiuk-f4!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" 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 ? Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:14:23 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9f2v82$hp7$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3B0DBD4A.82943473@my-deja.net> <3B0DD011.88FCD00E@acm.org> <83WP6.3874$yc6.728572@news.xtra.co.nz> <3B1411D0.3AAF42E7@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 991232066 18215 136.170.200.133 (30 May 2001 14:14:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 May 2001 14:14:26 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ruby:10248 comp.lang.ada:7881 comp.lang.awk:2645 comp.lang.clarion:20589 comp.lang.java.programmer:71993 comp.lang.pl1:682 comp.lang.vrml:3383 Date: 2001-05-30T14:14:26+00:00 List-Id: pragma Tongue_In_Cheek (On) ; C/C++ programmers are born with a short pinky-finger on their right hand. They can't easily make that stretch from the home keys to reach the "_" character. Since you don't ever attempt to read C/C++ programs - just throw them out and start over - it never seemed to be a problem to not bother with readability, and that stretch to the "_" key was causing wrist sprains and resulting in lost time at work that could have been spent debugging. Hence, coding standards for these projects took as a productivity step, the outlawing of underscore characters. When training former C/C++ programmers to write Ada code, it is important to make them do exercises to use the ring finger of the right hand to reach the "_" key. This will help with productivity on Ada projects. Also, don't say to them the words: "What's a debugger?" - they look at you funny. pragma Tongue_In_Cheek (Off) ; MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Wes Groleau" wrote in message news:3B1411D0.3AAF42E7@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com... > > > I once saw some code which used (in the same namespace) identifiers > > PassThruID and PassThroughIDs. They were apparently introduced > > And I once had to use a 200-page set of program documentation, > upper-case only, poor quality, line-printer output, in which > it was very important not to confuse the two modes of the software: > > EXECUTIVE and > EXECUTION > > The issue is not short or long, it's readability and likelihood > of error. From that viewpoint, I find it hard to understand why, > in the name of "consistency" some folks _vociferously_ castigate > those of us who prefer > > View_Preferences_General_Options_Action > > over > > viewPreferencesGeneralOptionsAction > > -- > Wes Groleau > http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wgroleau