On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 19:51:22 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > Duh. Next time I use a dictionary before freezing > >an API! > > >> Can you please explain what you mean by that? Use a > >dictionary how? > > Paul> Use a dictionary by looking up words in it to > check the spelling. > > I think the most widely spread API misspelling must be > "referer", as in the HTTP_REFERER header in the HTTP spec: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referer > > In fact, googling for "referer" and "referrer" reports a > similar number of hits, unlike most misspellings.
You know, I almost mentioned that myself. Drives me crazy. One thing I've figured out is that using the full spelling of a word instead of groovy programmer abbreviations makes it a lot easier to remember the names of things. Of course, like everything, that can be taken too far, so I still use things like "bkg_clr" too. Old habits are hard to break. -- Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
