Re: Coding style - a non-issue

antirez (antirez@invece.org)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 19:47:11 +0100

On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 10:20:43AM -0800, Paul G. Allen wrote:
> antirez wrote:
> A variable/function name should ALWAYS be descriptive of the
> variable/function purpose. If it takes a long name, so be it. At least
> the next guy looking at it will know what it is for.

I agree, but descriptive != long

for (mydearcountr = 0; mydearcounter < n; mydearcounter++)

and it was just an example. Read it as "bad coding style".

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