Simo Melenius wrote:
>> use something short, like "f". hopefully, a single character won't overload
>> your brain.
>
> I've heard some brain can tackle even Java's overly verbose syntax
I find that hard to believe. Are you sure they're not relying on eclipse, or
some
other body part?
> Like someone pointed, using _ is a good convention for throwaways. The
> fact that such a convention exist just emphasizes that it _is_ an
> issue from which people try to sway away.
The drawback is that _ is commonly used for translations:
http://docs.python.org/lib/node317.html
(using "f" for some function is of course well-established also outside
programming,
as your nearest dictionary or encyclopedia will tell you. "x" and "i" are
other letters
for which programming use often matches established meanings...)
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