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: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-04 07:45:22 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!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: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:22:54 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9fg5jv$4ee$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3B0DBD4A.82943473@my-deja.net> <3B0DD011.88FCD00E@acm.org> <83WP6.3874$yc6.728572@news.xtra.co.nz> <3B1411D0.3AAF42E7@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9f2nks$ibd$0@dosa.alt.net> <3B177EF7.2A2470F4@facilnet.es> <3B17D201.11A3CA69@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 991664575 4558 136.170.200.133 (4 Jun 2001 14:22:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 4 Jun 2001 14:22:55 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:10368 comp.lang.ada:8064 comp.lang.awk:2718 comp.lang.clarion:21013 comp.lang.java.programmer:73373 comp.lang.pl1:719 comp.lang.vrml:3451 Date: 2001-06-04T14:22:55+00:00 List-Id: How about this: All type identifiers will be exactly 32 characters in length. All object identifiers will be exactly 16 characters in length. Its easy to check & enforce automatically. Its visually distinctive even if you have a perverted programmer who likes names like: oooo0000OOOOoooo and ll11ll11llll1111. It is an uncomplicated convention that anybody can understand. Nobody has to go off and gaze at their navel for an hour to come up with a name for something - pick anything and truncate to fit. It works for any language as well. Now I think I should have that highly caffeinated cup of coffee & engage my brain - lest I tempt someone to actually take me seriously here & develop a coding standard like this. :-) 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/ "Simon Wright" wrote in message news:x7vn17rv1x2.fsf@smaug.pushface.org... > I made the distinction between 'less' and 'fewer' above. I get the > impression that fewer and fewer people would understand what I mean > there, and the last thing I want is to send the team off into a half > hour of navel gazing every time someone needs to name a new type! > Perhaps a simpler rule set that meant they only needed to take 15 > minutes would be better .. note, I think names are important, it's > worth spending time on them, naming is real work, you need Name > Police, it's just not the only thing to think about! >