From: Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
Subject: Re: Suffix _T for types found good
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:05:58 -0700 (PDT)
Date: 2008-08-19T11:05:58-07:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <efded36d-c0f1-45f9-b1ac-f3575f642ad7@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: uwsispxj0.fsf@STRIPCAPStelus.net
On Aug 7, 6:04 pm, Ray Blaak <rAYbl...@STRIPCAPStelus.net> wrote:
> Colin Paul Gloster <Colin_Paul_Glos...@ACM.org> writes:
>
> > index : anIndex;
> > buffer : aBuffer;
>
> This is backwards to me:
>
> anIndex : Index;
> aBuffer : Buffer;
>
> E.g. the value is a specific instance vs the type is general. The names should
> reflect that.
>
> --
> Cheers, The Rhythm is around me,
> The Rhythm has control.
> Ray Blaak The Rhythm is inside me,
> rAYbl...@STRIPCAPStelus.net The Rhythm has my soul.
Ah, but "a" (or "an_") are 'indefinite articles' in English (which
this is obviously trying to replicate), i.e. they don't specify any
particular instance. A variable does specify a particulary instance,
so using "a_"/"an_" for them is wrong. "better names" are what are
always called for :-)
The_Buffer : A_Buffer;
The_Index : An_Index;
or
My_Buffer : A_Buffer;
or
User_Input_Buffer : A_Buffer;
etc
I've used (and mandated) the "A_"/"An_" prefixes on a few projects and
it does work quite well and read fine.
I'll put my hand up and admit I _hate_ the noise of "_Type" - it
really ought to be clear and unambiguous from language rules but
isn't. :-(
Cheers
-- Martin
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Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-08-06 14:58 Suffix _T for types found good amado.alves
2008-08-06 16:34 ` Peter C. Chapin
2008-08-06 17:23 ` amado.alves
2008-08-06 21:57 ` Peter C. Chapin
2008-08-06 22:14 ` amado.alves
2008-08-12 14:00 ` Simon Wright
2008-08-07 1:23 ` Steve
2008-08-07 15:10 ` Colin Paul Gloster
2008-08-07 17:04 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-07 17:19 ` amado.alves
2008-08-07 18:44 ` amado.alves
2008-08-07 19:37 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2008-08-08 13:46 ` Steve
2008-08-08 16:40 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-08 20:27 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2008-08-19 18:05 ` Martin [this message]
2008-08-19 23:04 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-20 0:13 ` Gary Scott
2008-08-20 7:42 ` What is a Contract? (was: Suffix _T for types found good) Georg Bauhaus
2008-08-20 16:19 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-20 8:52 ` Suffix _T for types found good Martin
2008-08-20 2:01 ` Steve
2008-08-20 11:59 ` Stephen Leake
2008-08-20 14:25 ` Adam Beneschan
2008-08-20 15:38 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2008-08-20 20:37 ` Adam Beneschan
2008-08-21 1:46 ` Peter C. Chapin
2008-08-21 9:47 ` Stephen Leake
2008-08-21 9:49 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2008-08-21 9:44 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2008-08-22 4:12 ` Randy Brukardt
2008-08-22 4:12 ` Randy Brukardt
2008-08-20 15:46 ` Gary Scott
2008-08-21 9:48 ` Stephen Leake
2008-08-21 13:53 ` amado.alves
2008-08-21 15:30 ` Gary Scott
2008-08-20 11:53 ` Stephen Leake
2008-08-20 12:12 ` Martin
2008-08-20 19:37 ` Simon Wright
2008-08-21 9:44 ` Stephen Leake
2008-08-07 3:05 ` Randy Brukardt
2008-08-07 6:56 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2008-08-06 17:18 ` Niklas Holsti
2008-08-06 17:57 ` amado.alves
2008-08-06 18:43 ` Niklas Holsti
2008-08-06 19:36 ` amado.alves
2008-08-06 19:11 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2008-08-06 19:16 ` amado.alves
2008-08-06 19:47 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2008-08-06 20:06 ` Pascal Obry
2008-08-06 22:07 ` amado.alves
2008-08-06 23:11 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2008-08-06 23:25 ` amado.alves
2008-08-07 7:16 ` Georg Bauhaus
2008-08-07 8:51 ` amado.alves
2008-08-07 10:10 ` Georg Bauhaus
2008-08-07 11:32 ` Georg Bauhaus
2008-08-07 12:37 ` amado.alves
2008-08-07 16:51 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-07 17:01 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-07 19:27 ` Adam Beneschan
2008-08-07 22:15 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-07 22:17 ` Ray Blaak
2008-08-07 19:25 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2008-08-07 12:12 ` Maciej Sobczak
2008-08-07 12:30 ` amado.alves
2008-08-07 12:51 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2008-08-07 15:37 ` amado.alves
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