Aw: Re: The task is to invent names for things

Karsten Hilbert Karsten.Hilbert at gmx.net
Thu Oct 28 02:49:33 EDT 2021


> > I don't know. A mediocre name conveys at least some information, and
> > that seems to be better than none. On the other hand it might be just
> > enough to lead the reader astray which wouldn't happen with a
> > non-sensical name.

I was thinking that a nonsensical name might lead readers to
go beyond the name when trying to understand code, and would
prompt me to improve upon the name upon reading my own code (and
having acquired, likely, a better understanding of the concept
that's to be named).

Karsten



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