[jawsscripts] Re: how safe are close variable names do people reckon?
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 21:54:25 -0700
Geoff, it's not a problem. However, 1 of the things I advocate is
'self-documenting code'. Whereas integers like i can be used
w/impunity as counters, as a rule, it's so much better to give
descriptive names to your variables so it's clear to u, even a year or
more later, as well as to any1 else who may have to maintain your
code, what exactly u were on about when u wrote it.
On 5/30/10, Geoff Chapman <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> right. yes I hear you on that one. thanks Chris.
>
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> From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 1:56 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: how safe are close variable names do people
> reckon?
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>>I think they're perfectly safe. I don't think a compiler, language,
>> preprocessor or anything like that will have a problem with similar but
>> different variables. I think the biggest danger here is with the
>> programmer.
>> If the variables aren't descriptive enough or are too similar than
>> mistakes
>> might be made or it might get confusing, especially when maintaining the
>> script or program.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Christopher
>> chaltain@xxxxxxxxx
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoff Chapman
>> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 10:49 PM
>> To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [jawsscripts] how safe are close variable names do people reckon?
>>
>> Mighty Scripters.
>>
>> Just checking on general thoughts here, but, how safe do people reckon it
>> would be, re potential confusion of processing, to be dealing with
>> variable
>> names that are like reeeally close together? like, say, sLine, and sLine1
>> for example?
>>
>> you reckon the scripting engine, or whatever it's called, would be totally
>> comfortable with that? or, do people reckon one ought to avoid making
>> variables that are so close in structure that their string names are only
>> different by the omission of one single character at the end, would be in
>> any way dangerous?
>>
>> thanks.
>>
>> geoff c.
>>
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