That's cruel! I don't do that either.. but I do have long variable names; mainly so I know what the heck is going on!
<cfset SomethingIneedToKeepTrackOf = #someValueFromSomewhereElse# /> :) On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Phillip Vector <[email protected]>wrote: > > There is that as well. :) > > One time, I read an article that suggested that you name your > variables as something that means something, but not defining the > variable. > > For example.. > > <cfset Santa=39> > <cfset Gandalf=30> > > <cfset Raptor=Gandalf+Santa> > > Really mess with the future developers heads that way. :) > > But I like to think that what goes around comes around. So I don't do this. > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Joel Polsky <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > LOL! Or it can be considered job security - for if they ever want to be > able > > to decifer your code - best not let you go! > > > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Phillip Vector > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> > >> hhehehe. My mentor once told me, "When you code, pretend that the next > >> developer after you (and there will be) is a crazed killer who has > >> your home address and a picture of you". After he told me that, my > >> code got ALLOT more readable. :) > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Joel Polsky <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > Put your self in the > >> > next developer's shoes - could *YOU* figure it out if you had no > >> knowledge > >> > of what the database was for? > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-newbie/message.cfm/messageid:5209 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-newbie/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-newbie/unsubscribe.cfm
