Languages/All/IdentifierNames
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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); }