(Fwd) [comp.object] Naming Conventions and the `_'.

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Hahah! This was good, tho everyone knows C++ is pale in comparison to Perl ;^)

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Subject: Re: Naming Conventions and the `_'.
From: [email protected] (Robert C. Martin)
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Tim Ottinger <[email protected]> writes:

   Kevin K. Lewis wrote:
   > 
   > Would anyone like to comment on the various naming conventions being
   > used in "object-oriented" software (specifically, C++)?  I know there
   > are several, but I am interested in comments concerning the following
   > two styles:
   > 
   > 1.  ThisIsAClassName,     thisIsAVariableName,     THISISACONSTANT
   > 
   > 2.  This_Is_A_Class_Name, this_is_a_variable_name, THIS_IS_A_CONSTANT

IPreferTheFormer.  IFindItMuchEasierToRead.  TheIdentifiersTakeUpALotLessSpace.
AndIDon'tHaveToLearnWhereTheDamnedUnderscoreKeyIs. AllRightThinkingEngineers
ShouldAgreeWithMe.  ThoseWhoUseUnderscoresAreUnderscoreists.  TheyAdhereTo
CowboyVariableNamingDisciplinesAndFailToSeeTheBeautyOfLogicalVariableNames
WithoutUnderscores.  SoThere.

Of_course_the_C++_Standards_committee_seems_to_like_the_latter.__kewords_such
as_dynamic_cast,_static_cast,_const_cast,_reinterpret_cast,_and_other
identifiers_like_wchar_t,_time_t,_size_t,_etc,_etc,_bear_this_out.__

Cobol-used-to-use-hyphens-as-separators.  And$I$have$seen$dollar$signs$used$
in$some$strange$environments.

Maybewhatweneedistojusteliminateallseperatorsalltogether.Thatwaywewouldn'tneed
toargueaboutthemeveragain.Itreallyisn'tthathardtoreaditis?

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