I find the prefix to be distracting

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Post #173,767 by bluke 9/12/04 12:11:09 PM Reply	I find the prefix to be distracting It distracts me from reading the variable name and understanding what the variable does. Instance variables are important and should be as clear as possible. I prefer the Smalltalk paradigm where parameters are usually prefixed by "a" for example: public void setName(String aName) { name = aName; } It serves the same purpose.
Post #173,769 by admin 9/12/04 12:14:43 PM Reply	That would work as well. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #173,930 by tuberculosis 9/13/04 12:50:53 PM 8/21/07 6:29:38 AM Reply	Use leading underscores for ivars - less distracting I agree that mThing is ugly. Mostly because for most people, reading involves pumping text through a sound generator and then into your auditory processor (hence that little voice in your head when you read). This is why deaf people have a harder time learning to read than the hearing. OTOH, _thing is good for ivars. I'm never tempted to pronounce the underscore. That was lovely cheese. --Wallace, The Wrong Trousers Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:29:38 AM EDT Expand All History

Do you use an IDE? - (bluke) - (63) - Sept. 12, 2004, 09:02:40 AM EDT

I use emacs - (admin) - (17) - Sept. 12, 2004, 09:43:15 AM EDT

That was just 1 example - (bluke) - (9) - Sept. 12, 2004, 10:10:02 AM EDT

Re: That was just 1 example - (admin) - (8) - Sept. 12, 2004, 11:56:29 AM EDT

What I meant was ... - (bluke) - (4) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:07:39 PM EDT

Re: What I meant was ... - (admin) - (3) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:10:39 PM EDT

I never really used Emacs ... - (bluke) - (2) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:17:03 PM EDT

No argument there. - (admin) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:19:08 PM EDT

But if they're using VIM and calling it VI - (Simon_Jester) - Sept. 12, 2004, 02:28:09 PM EDT

I find the prefix to be distracting - (bluke) - (2) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:11:09 PM EDT

That would work as well. -NT - (admin) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:14:43 PM EDT

Use leading underscores for ivars - less distracting - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:29:38 AM EDT

Little features won me over - (bluke) - (6) - Sept. 12, 2004, 10:22:58 AM EDT

Re: Little features won me over - (admin) - (5) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:06:34 PM EDT

I am only doing Java now - (bluke) - (3) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:14:28 PM EDT

Re: I am only doing Java now - (admin) - (2) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:17:32 PM EDT

I do browse jars ... - (bluke) - (1) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:28:50 PM EDT

How about embedded ones? - (admin) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:29:37 PM EDT

ICLRPD (new thread) - (Another Scott) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:50:20 PM EDT

I'm bouncing back and forth on this. - (broomberg) - (36) - Sept. 12, 2004, 11:16:06 AM EDT

There is no question ... - (bluke) - (30) - Sept. 12, 2004, 11:41:07 AM EDT

OK - (broomberg) - (29) - Sept. 12, 2004, 11:50:05 AM EDT

Not that I am selling Intellij ... - (bluke) - (28) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:02:54 PM EDT

Doubt it - (broomberg) - (27) - Sept. 12, 2004, 12:39:55 PM EDT

Most of my typing is inserting text. - (admin) - (2) - Sept. 12, 2004, 04:47:28 PM EDT

ed is the standard text editor. -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - Sept. 12, 2004, 04:57:21 PM EDT

? -NT - (admin) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:14:41 PM EDT

Modes are evil. - (FuManChu) - (23) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:23:42 PM EDT

? -NT - (pwhysall) - (14) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:24:28 PM EDT

? RTFA - (FuManChu) - (13) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:25:41 PM EDT

? -NT - (pwhysall) - (8) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:29:00 PM EDT

Love ya man -NT - (FuManChu) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:36:17 PM EDT

Type faster, Barry! :D -NT - (FuManChu) - (1) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:38:50 PM EDT

Huh? -NT - (broomberg) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:45:30 PM EDT

I did RTFA - (broomberg) - (4) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:44:09 PM EDT

? - (pwhysall) - (3) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:51:15 PM EDT

? - (FuManChu) - (1) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:55:38 PM EDT

Footpedal - (altmann) - Sept. 13, 2004, 03:07:28 AM EDT

Yup - (broomberg) - Sept. 12, 2004, 06:04:15 PM EDT

? -NT - (admin) - (3) - Sept. 12, 2004, 05:29:04 PM EDT

??? -NT - (Yendor) - (2) - Sept. 12, 2004, 07:58:46 PM EDT

???? -NT - (broomberg) - (1) - Sept. 12, 2004, 08:23:46 PM EDT

!!! -NT - (Yendor) - Sept. 12, 2004, 08:36:16 PM EDT

Modals wobble but they don't fall down. - (Another Scott) - (7) - Sept. 12, 2004, 08:52:24 PM EDT

ROfsckingFL! - (jb4) - (6) - Sept. 13, 2004, 05:52:22 PM EDT

Yep, teco was great. - (admin) - Sept. 13, 2004, 09:33:03 PM EDT

In that case - (broomberg) - (4) - Sept. 13, 2004, 09:49:46 PM EDT

Wuss - (pwhysall) - Sept. 14, 2004, 12:34:17 AM EDT

Oh dear -- you woke Peter up. :-D -NT - (static) - (1) - Sept. 14, 2004, 01:00:40 AM EDT

Stalker! -NT - (pwhysall) - Sept. 14, 2004, 01:02:20 AM EDT

Used both... - (jb4) - Sept. 14, 2004, 04:25:49 PM EDT

VI keys. - (static) - (3) - Sept. 12, 2004, 08:38:39 PM EDT

I have heard this many times but never understood it - (bluke) - (2) - Sept. 13, 2004, 02:53:08 AM EDT

Refocus down just a little bit. - (static) - Sept. 13, 2004, 03:42:10 AM EDT

For me? - (Simon_Jester) - Sept. 14, 2004, 12:14:46 PM EDT

IDEA for Java - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:29:40 AM EDT

The refactor tools are good - (ChrisR) - Sept. 12, 2004, 01:37:13 PM EDT

Call it a terminology mismatch, then - (FuManChu) - (4) - Sept. 12, 2004, 10:37:12 PM EDT

But that is what I use it for! - (broomberg) - (2) - Sept. 12, 2004, 10:51:12 PM EDT

How about this - (drewk) - (1) - Sept. 13, 2004, 12:08:18 AM EDT

Mostly. - (FuManChu) - Sept. 13, 2004, 12:33:42 AM EDT

Maybe - (bluke) - Sept. 13, 2004, 02:43:31 AM EDT

I don't either - (ben_tilly) - Sept. 13, 2004, 12:22:57 PM EDT

I think I put my finger on it - (drewk) - Sept. 13, 2004, 10:48:19 PM EDT

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