On 3/23/2014 9:01 AM, 1100110 wrote:
I find I think of the type as an adjective, and since I'm only fluent in english it makes perfect sense that the "adjective" would come before the "noun". What is X? X is an integer. Integer describes what X is. "type after variable name" just doesn't have that mental model to it, hence I like it less.
I like "type name;" order because I usually know the type I want (even if it's just "auto") before I know what I want to name the variable. So it's more natural for me to write.
I've done plenty of "name : type;" code before, and I'm fine with it, but I usually end up either writing the type first and then moving back to write the name, or come up with a name first while making sure not to forget what type I'd already had in mind. So a little bit more awkward for me.
