> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin O'Neill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: August 15, 2002 9:14 PM > To: FOP Developers > Subject: Re: Style issues. > [ SNIP ] > Now you might say "but a developer might forget to do it so it's > worthless over time", that's where code quality tools like checkstyle > come in. They report breaches so they are easily fixed.
Precisely. There are 2 parts to the puzzle: published code style guidelines and frequent reminders, and a backstop which consists of automated checkers. Just because the second is required doesn't mean that the first is not worthwhile. I am all in favour of implementing some guidelines regarding variable naming. My main concern is distinguishing local variables from instance variables. In a big method it's nice to know that a = 2; is an assignment to a local, but m_b = 3; is assigning to an instance variable. Not everyone has access to something like IntelliJ IDEA where this kind of thing is much less of a problem. BTW, I could personally care less about the syntax - m_name, _name, this.name - that communicates the intent, but something is definitely desirable. Regards, Arved --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
