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Naming conventions in programming – a review of scientific literature [and tips on how to do it well] (makimo.com)
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This article is divided into two chapters.

  • The first one, starting with section “Introduction to naming in programming” presents a review of scientific literature present on the topic. That section will deepen your understanding of the current body of knowledge on naming things.
  • The second chapter, starting with section “Guidelines for naming conventions in programming” presents actionable recommendations to improve your skills in choosing thoughtful class, function or variable names. If you’re looking for tips, go there.

There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.

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[-] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 days ago

I hear that x, y, z, a, aa, ab, foo, and bar all make great names.

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

loop, innerloop, innerinnerloop, …

[-] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

What is naming in programming?

[long ass chapter]

When I see articles like this, I just leave.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

It makes it more accessible, but part of it might also be SEO bait

I skipped to the second section

[-] AnAverageSnoot@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

I also have ADHD

[-] XM34@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

Same. It's a clear sign of either a badly written article or an AI written article (or both). Not worth my time!

[-] soc@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago

I have some articles on naming specific areas of program code that people might find helpful:

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Cool! You could post them here one at a time if you haven't already

[-] soc@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago

Oh, good idea ... any preference on the first? :-)

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Maybe the first one, the one on keywords?

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