* Re: [9fans] plan9 function names
@ 2007-03-08 12:22 erik quanstrom
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From: erik quanstrom @ 2007-03-08 12:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
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
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* [9fans] plan9 function names
@ 2007-03-07 18:36 Michael Teichgräber
2007-03-08 1:17 ` Noah Evans
2007-03-08 9:38 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
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From: Michael Teichgräber @ 2007-03-07 18:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
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
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* Re: [9fans] plan9 function names
2007-03-07 18:36 Michael Teichgräber
@ 2007-03-08 1:17 ` Noah Evans
2007-03-08 9:38 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
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From: Noah Evans @ 2007-03-08 1:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs
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
>
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* Re: [9fans] plan9 function names
2007-03-07 18:36 Michael Teichgräber
2007-03-08 1:17 ` Noah Evans
@ 2007-03-08 9:38 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
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From: Douglas A. Gwyn @ 2007-03-08 9:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 9fans
> 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.
Followup-To:
Distribution:
Organization: University of Bath Computing Services, UK
Keywords:
Cc:
--
Dennis Davis, BUCS, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
D.H.Davis@bath.ac.uk
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