"Adam D. Ruppe" <destructiona...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:tppqmlbrqjavpande...@forum.dlang.org... > > Why aren't we using real words here? Real words are easier > to remember and easier to type. >
Some of the examples you point out are indeed bad. But at the same time, I agree with H.S. Teoh that abbreviations, when used properly (again, some of the ones pointed out are *not* done well) are much better than Java/C#-style overlySpelledOutNames. > > But "dur"? "curr"? > The "dur" is probably bad (now that you mention it), but I'm very much in favor of "curr". It's a very common need to have some "currentWhatever" (so it makes sence to make it less verbose), and the abbreviation "curr" is very common (so there's no problem with using that abbreviation). I use "curr" all the time.
