Languages/All/IdentifierNames
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== Identifiers == | == Identifiers == | ||
| − | ''Identifier complexity SHOULD be | + | // Bad idea : |
| − | If someone can find the original phrase and author, I just remember having seen it on a Linux related mailing list.) | + | for (int RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName = 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName < 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName++) |
| + | { | ||
| + | System.out.println(RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName); | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | |||
| + | // Better : | ||
| + | for (int i = 0 ; i < 0 ; i++) | ||
| + | { | ||
| + | System.out.println(i); | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | Here are some tips for choosing good identifiers. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''Identifier complexity SHOULD be proportional to it scope size'' -- unknown author | ||
| + | |||
| + | If someone can find the original phrase and author, feel free to point me to the reference, I just remember having seen it on a Linux related mailing list. | ||
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| + | |||
| + | Example : | ||
| + | <source lang="java"> | ||
| + | // Bad idea : | ||
| + | for (int RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName = 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName < 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName++) | ||
| + | { | ||
| + | System.out.println(RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName); | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | |||
| + | // Better : | ||
| + | for (int i = 0 ; i < 0 ; i++) | ||
| + | { | ||
| + | System.out.println(i); | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | </source> | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 16 October 2014
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Identifiers
// Bad idea : for (int RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName = 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName < 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName++) { System.out.println(RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName); }
// Better : for (int i = 0 ; i < 0 ; i++) { System.out.println(i); } Here are some tips for choosing good identifiers.
Identifier complexity SHOULD be proportional to it scope size -- unknown author
If someone can find the original phrase and author, feel free to point me to the reference, I just remember having seen it on a Linux related mailing list.
Example :
// Bad idea : for (int RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName = 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName < 0 ; RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName++) { System.out.println(RidiculouslyLongIdentifierName); } // Better : for (int i = 0 ; i < 0 ; i++) { System.out.println(i); }
