Hi, Achim!
My letter was not about what is better code & naming style: camelcase
or underscore. My letter was about single code rules for W3AF.
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:34:14 +0200 (MEST)
Achim Hoffmann <a...@securenet.de> wrote:
> Hi Taras,
>
> I guess you'll unintentionally start a philosophic discussion here.
>
> !! - afd
> !! - allowedMethods
> !! - archiveDotOrg
> !! - bing_spider
> !! - content_negotiation
> !! ...
> !!
> !! We can see 2 different naming styles here.
> !! Also in code we can see the same: some methods called as
> !! foo_action_ff() and some in camelcase convention.
> !! As I think it's of course not so important as other bugs in w3af
> but !! also not good =)
> !!
> !! What I suggest is to start writting "W3AF Dev Guide" and follow it.
> !! It also will help new developers of w3af and w3af plugins to start
> !! quickly. I can prepare lite draft version.
> !!
> !! What do you think about it?
>
> If you think OO, namings would be something like:
>
> Object{}; // the Object object
> Object.create(); // Object create method
> Object.value; // a private/public constant/variable in Object
>
> Things may become crazy if the "object" is an interface:
>
> Methods{};
> Methods.initialize();
> Methods.create(Object);
>
> Note: replace Object and Method to whatever word you like.
>
> Now compare to functional/procedural namings:
>
> object{}; // the object object
> object_create(); // object create method
> object_delete();
>
> methods{};
> methods_create(object);
> methods_delete(object);
>
> Some people prefer a "natural language" style naming:
>
> object{};
> methods{};
> create_object();
> create_method(object);
> delete_object();
>
> ... and so on. You get the idea, do you?
> IMHO, each has it's pros and cons.
>
> Traditionally macro names have been written in all uppercase, to
> distinguish pre-compiler constants from other constants. But often
> constants are written in all uppercase too (accidently?).
> Modern developers prefer camle case in strong belief that it is
> better readable/understandable for humans.
> Try: KIIl K1ll kIll ki11 z00 z0O zOO
>
> Just my 2 pence.
> Achim
>
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