If this is a feature, it's a nasty one.

[Ken Norris]

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> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 15:38:38 -0800
> Subject: Re: If this is a feature, it's a nasty one.
> From: Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com>
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> Victor Eijkhout wrote:
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>> but I want to use logical sounding names.
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> A function named "t" with a parameter named "a" makes their use
> self-evident?
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No kiddin'...what if there was a need to debug or update in 4 or 5 months
after writing a few thousand lines of code elsewhere? How on earth could you
tell what they represent?
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> You'll find your code working well -- and possibly easier to read and
> maintain -- using these popular naming conventions for variables and
> parameters:

<http://www.fourthworld.com/embassy/articles/scriptstyle.html>
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Agreed. I probably do a few things differently (e.g., if counting through
objects I use bNum for buttons, lNum for lines, etc.), but they still make
sense (and would to most). Whenever someone asks me about scripting
conventions I send them there. I'm personally grateful you have that site,
Richard, and keep it updated.

Best regards,
Ken N.