From: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>
Subject: Re: Suffix _T for types found good
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:59:07 -0400
Date: 2008-08-20T07:59:07-04:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <u8wur6gok.fsf@stephe-leake.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 9LmdncTBAPGV5jbVnZ2dnUVZ_sTinZ2d@comcast.com
"Steve" <nospam_steved94@comcast.net> writes:
>>"Martin" <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
>>news:efded36d-c0f1-45f9-b1ac->f3575f642ad7@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> [snip]
>>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. :-(
>
> Actually I think it is clear from the language rules, but...
Huh? The problem is that the language rules forbid this:
Buffer : Buffer;
That is what we would _like_ the language to allow.
> When reading source code it is often important to be able to scan through
> code quickly and comprehend the meaning. Coding conventions can make it
> quicker to recognize things in without reading the text.
So can clear language rules! If we assume that the reader _fully_
understands the language, extra noise like "_Type" or "A_" just get in
the way.
Fortunately, the human mind/brain is good at filtering out such noise,
as long as it is present consistently.
If we try to right Ada code so someone who understands only some
C-like language can read it, then coding conventions might help. I
avoid doing that; one of my goals is to stamp out C coding :).
> For example indenting code uniformly makes it easier to follow.
That's true, independent of language rules.
--
-- Stephe
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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
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 [this message]
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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