On Feb 25, 12:17 am, joshua-choi <rbysam...@gmail.com> wrote: > When it comes to distinguishing certain types of symbols from other > things, should one use prefixes or suffixes?
Whichever makes more sense, of course. :) > > Example: naming tests with clojure.test/deftest. If you distinguish > your tests’ symbols at all, do you do “t-addition” or “addition-t”? > Name tests descriptively. Putting them in their own namespace helps too. If there's absolutely a need to distinguish them from non-tests, I would prefer '-test'. Abbreviating it just makes it noisy. > (I need to know what the standard is, if there is any, because I need > a way to distinguish a certain type of symbol—those that represent > “rules”— in my libraries. I’m using an underscore suffix right now, > like “vector_”, which means “vector-rule” But “_rule” might be better, > or even “_rule_”, though the last one might be overkill. In the past, > I’ve used “vector-r", but I don’t like that now.) I personally find underscores offensive, but... Some logic DSLs use ? foo for variables, maybe you could have something similar for you rules. Or you could name them using angled brackets (eg. <vector>). When it comes to naming, you just need to be consistent. And avoid underscores, please :P -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
