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2012-01-11 17:11, Stefan Ram skrev:
> Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> writes:
>>> and then calls another method, bar(),
>> Pretty stupid method names.
> 
>   They are not only stupid. But »*oo« possible was
>   derived directly from indecent wording. 
>   So, I consider usage of such names to be substandard
>   and rude when writing for an unknown audience.

Prissy. Foo, bar, baz are time-honoured dummy names.

>   When I have to use meaningless place holder names, 
>   I use »alpha«, »beta«, »gamma«, »delta«, »epsilon«,
>   and so on.
> 

Could you please stop using German quotes (»...«)?

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Lars Enderin