[Tutor] Naming conventions (was: Should this be a list comprehension or something?

[Liam Clarke]

Don't get me wrong, underscores have their place, 
butNotInEveryVariableName.
That_was_only_slightly_less_annoying, however.

I propose a new syntax -

All methods, shall be called Jacques, or a derivative thereof (Jack, Jake etc.)

All variables, Claude.

Oh, and you could use funny little symbols like @_> to clarify the
whole situation....

(in other words, Python is always more readable then certain camels.)


On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:10:49 -0500, Kent Johnson <kent37 at tds.net> wrote:
> iguessthereisnooptionleftexcepttorunwordstogetherwithoutanykindofbreakatall
> 
> thatshouldannoyeveryoneequally
> 
> Kent
> 
> Liam Clarke wrote:
> > Just please_don't_use_underscores.
> >
> > They_make_my_eyes_go_funny_, _and_code_hard_to_read_in_my_opinion.
> >
> > _u_n_d_e_r_s_c_o_r_e_s_ _a_r_e__u_g_l_y_....
> >
> > I got out of the habit of using them really fast.
> > Also, __ & _ tend to have special meaning in Python (which is bad
> > enough as it is), so I don't use them for that reason as well.
> >
> >
> > Liam Clarke
> > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:54:08 -0500, Jacob S. <keridee at jayco.net> wrote:
> >
> >>You're my best friend. Everyone else looves camelCase, and I hate it too. It
> >>doesn't make sense. It doesn't fit English.
> >>It doesn't fit Spanish. It doesn't fit any other language AFAIK, so why
> >>should a human (who uses spoken language) to computer interpreter use a
> >>naming convention that doesn't match spoken language? That's my opinion.
> >>
> >>Jacob Schmidt
> 
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