[9fans] plan9 function names

[9fans] plan9 function names

[Michael Teichgräber]

Hi,

is there a reason why underscores are avoided in most function and
variable names on Plan 9? I have used this style for a while now, and
it seems to me that it increases the over-all code readability, as
names or function calls can be more easily recognized. Without
underscores one has to look for shorter or more to the point
function/variable names. But sometimes an ambiguity might remain, since
words are not separated from each other.

Or, is it just a habit without a specific reason?

Michael

Re: [9fans] plan9 function names

[Noah Evans]

http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/pikestyle.html

On 3/8/07, Michael Teichgräber <mt@wmipf.in-berlin.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is there a reason why underscores are avoided in most function and
> variable names on Plan 9? I have used this style for a while now, and
> it seems to me that it increases the over-all code readability, as
> names or function calls can be more easily recognized. Without
> underscores one has to look for shorter or more to the point
> function/variable names. But sometimes an ambiguity might remain, since
> words are not separated from each other.
>
> Or, is it just a habit without a specific reason?
>
> Michael
>

Re: [9fans] plan9 function names

[Douglas A. Gwyn]

> is there a reason why underscores are avoided in most function and
> variable names on Plan 9? ...

As with any matter of programming style, it's what the people
chose to do because they thought it worked better for them.
SomePeoplePreferThisStyle to a_style_using_underscores.
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Dennis Davis, BUCS, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Re: [9fans] plan9 function names

[erik quanstrom]

On Thu Mar  8 04:48:10 EST 2007, DAGwyn@null.net wrote:
> > is there a reason why underscores are avoided in most function and
> > variable names on Plan 9? ...
> 
> As with any matter of programming style, it's what the people
> chose to do because they thought it worked better for them.
> SomePeoplePreferThisStyle to a_style_using_underscores.

but plan 9 prefers style.

- erik