Subj : Re: How to name variables in a program?
To   : comp.programming
From : akarl
Date : Tue Aug 09 2005 12:50 pm

Chris Sonnack wrote:
> akarl writes:
> 
>>The convention used in Oberon is the best one I've come across; Name 
>>spaces/modules use plural nouns and types use (corresponding) singular 
>>nouns.
> 
> What happens with Property (or Mouse :-)?

The mentioned convention makes sense for (general) data types (trees, 
hash tables etc.). The name "Property" without context says nothing, so 
it's probably not a good name for a data type. A module that handles the 
mouse can e.g. be called Input. If your program handles only one mouse 
and your programming language does not force you into object orientation 
(Oberon-2), you really don't need a mouse data type; You just let the 
module encapsulate the internals:

    MODULE Mouse;

       VAR x, y: INTEGER; (* mouse position *)

       ...

    END Mouse.


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