Re: Suffix _T for types found good

On Aug 7, 6:04 pm, Ray Blaak <rAYbl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Colin Paul Gloster <Colin_Paul_Glos...@xxxxxxx> writes:

 index : anIndex;
 buffer : aBuffer;

This is backwards to me:

  anIndex : Index;
  aBuffer : Buffer;

E.g. the value is a specific instance vs the type is general. The names should
reflect that.

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Ah, but "a" (or "an_") are 'indefinite articles' in English (which
this is obviously trying to replicate), i.e. they don't specify any
particular instance. A variable does specify a particulary instance,
so using "a_"/"an_" for them is wrong. "better names" are what are
always called for :-)

The_Buffer : A_Buffer;
The_Index : An_Index;

or

My_Buffer : A_Buffer;

or

User_Input_Buffer : A_Buffer;

etc

I've used (and mandated) the "A_"/"An_" prefixes on a few projects and
it does work quite well and read fine.

I'll put my hand up and admit I _hate_ the noise of "_Type" - it
really ought to be clear and unambiguous from language rules but
isn't. :-(

Cheers
-- Martin
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