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Re: identifier nomenclature

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On 5/16/2012 8:17 AM, bob wrote:
> What are some of the most common ways to convert a set of words to an identifier?
>
> For instance:
>
> a_set_of_words
>
> ASetOfWords
>
> asetofwords
>
> aSetOfWords
>
> Which do you prefer and why?

Some coding conventions use different forms for e.g. class identifiers
and method identifiers.

I like consistency more than I care about the exact rules, so I chose
according to the first applicable rule from the following list:

1. Consistency with existing code in the same program.

2. If the language has rich APIs, match the identifier rules used in the
APIs.

3. If there is a commonly used coding standard follow it.

4. In the rare case that none of the above apply, I usually just go with
the same rules as in the last program I worked on. I'm more likely to
remember those rules and apply them consistently than any new set of
rules I make up.

Patricia

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identifier nomenclature bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-05-16 08:17 -0700
  Re: identifier nomenclature Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2012-05-16 08:57 -0700
  Re: identifier nomenclature Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk> - 2012-05-18 10:34 +0200
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